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bitter
[ bit-er ]
adjective
- having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
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- producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
- hard to bear; grievous; distressful:
a bitter sorrow.
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- causing pain; piercing; stinging:
a bitter chill.
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- characterized by intense antagonism or hostility:
bitter hatred.
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- hard to admit or accept:
a bitter lesson.
- resentful or cynical:
bitter words.
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noun
- that which is bitter; bitterness:
Learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
- British. a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops.
verb (used with object)
- to make bitter:
herbs employed to bitter vermouth.
adverb
a bitter cold night.
bitter
/ ˈɪə /
adjective
- having or denoting an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange or coffee dregs Compare sour
- showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment
he was still bitter about the divorce
- difficult or unpleasant to accept or admit
a bitter blow
- cutting; sarcastic
bitter words
- bitingly cold
a bitter night
adverb
- very; extremely (esp in the phrase bitter cold )
noun
- a thing that is bitter
- beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste
verb
- to make or become bitter
Derived Forms
- ˈٳٱԱ, noun
- ˈٳٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٱ· adjective
- ·ٱ· adverb
- ·ٱ·Ա noun
- ԴDz··ٱ adjective
- ···ٱ adjective
- over··ٱ· adverb
- ܲ··ٱ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bitter1
Idioms and Phrases
- take the bitter with the sweet
Example Sentences
Movies struggle to capture what’s shaggy and bitter about writers without falling into the trap of one-liners.
But now the club is engulfed in bitter civil war.
The Charity Commission is to investigate the bitter dispute that led to the Duke of Sussex and several others resigning from the charity he co-founded.
When Wayne signals he is ready, the doctor mixes the meds with cherry and pineapple juice to soften the bitter taste - and he hands this pink liquid to Wayne.
Back in December, alcohol importer Raza Zaidi in San Francisco placed an order for a pallet of gins, liqueurs and bitters from a Mexican spirits producer.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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