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bitter
, bitterlich
, erbittert
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Bitter
- (v. t.) Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
- (n.) Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
- (v. t.) Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
- (v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
- (v. t.) Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
- (n.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
- (v. t.) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
- (v. t.) To make bitter.
Synonyms:
Acerb, Acerbic, Acid, Acrid, Acrimonious, Biting, Bitingly, Bitterly, Bitterness, Blistering, Caustic, Sulphurous, Venomous, Virulent, Vitriolic,
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• Bitterwort
- (n.) The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
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• Bitterish
- (a.) Somewhat bitter.
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