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Bitter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bitter? [n] the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [n] the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth [n] (British) dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops [adv] extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [adj] marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" [adj] proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" [adj] expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" [adj] causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" [adj] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [adj] one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine [adj] very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" [v] make bitter Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bitter: acerb \| acerbic \| acid \| acrid \| acrimonious \| biting \| bitingly \| bitterly \| bitterness \| bitterness \| blistering \| caustic \| hostile \| intolerable \| painful \| piercingly \| resentful \| sorrowful \| sulfurous \| sulphurous \| tasteful \| unpleasant \| venomous \| virulent \| vitriolic Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bitter: acerb \| acerbate \| acerbic \| acid \| acidic \| acidulent \| acidulous \| acrid \| acrimonious \| affecting \| afflictive \| aftertaste \| algid \| alienated \| amaroidal \| annoying \| antagonistic \| antipathetic \| arctic \| asperous \| astringent \| austere \| bad \| belligerent \| below zero \| bilious \| biting \| bitter as gall \| bitterly cold \| bleak \| boreal \| brisk \| brumal \| brutal \| burning \| caustic \| cheerless \| choleric \| clashing \| coarse \| cold \| cold as charity \| cold as death \| cold as ice \| cold as marble \| colliding \| comfortless \| conflicting \| corroding \| corrosive \| crisp \| cruel \| cutting \| deplorable \| depressing \| depressive \| despiteful \| disagreeable \| discomforting \| dislikable \| dismal \| dismaying \| dispiriting \| displeasing \| distasteful \| distressful \| distressing \| disturbing \| divided \| dolorific \| dolorogenic \| dolorous \| double-edged \| dreary \| dyspeptic \| edged \| embittered \| escharotic \| estranged \| fierce \| flavor \| freezing \| freezing cold \| frigid \| full of hate \| galling \| gelid \| glacial \| grievous \| gust \| hard \| harsh \| hateful \| hibernal \| hiemal \| hostile \| hyperborean \| ice-cold \| ice-encrusted \| icelike \| icy \| incisive \| inclement \| intemperate \| irreconcilable \| irritating \| jaundiced \| joyless \| keen \| lamentable \| malevolent \| malicious \| malignant \| miserable \| mordacious \| mordant \| mournful \| moving \| nasty \| nipping \| nippy \| nose-tickling \| numbing \| obnoxious \| offensive \| painful \| palate \| pathetic \| penetrating \| piercing \| pinching \| piquant \| piteous \| pitiable \| poignant \| provoking \| pungent \| quarrelsome \| rancorous \| rankled \| raw \| regrettable \| relish \| reproachful \| repugnant \| resentful \| resenting \| rigorous \| rough \| rueful \| rugged \| sad \| saddening \| salt \| sapidity \| sapor \| savor \| savoriness \| scathing \| scorching \| set against \| severe \| sharp \| Siberian \| sleety \| slushy \| smack \| snappy \| sore \| sorrowful \| sour \| soured \| sour-tempered \| spiteful \| splenetic \| stabbing \| stewing \| stinging \| stomach \| stone-cold \| strident \| stringent \| subzero \| supercooled \| sweet \| tang \| tart \| taste \| thankless \| tongue \| tooth \| touching \| trenchant \| ugly \| unalluring \| unappealing \| unappetizing \| unattractive \| uncomfortable \| undelectable \| undelicious \| undesirable \| unengaging \| unenjoyable \| uninviting \| unkind \| unlikable \| unpalatable \| unpleasant \| unpleasing \| unsavory \| untasteful \| unwelcome \| vehement \| venomous \| vexatious \| vicious \| vinegarish \| violent \| virulent \| vitriolic \| winterbound \| winterlike \| wintery \| wintry \| withering \| woebegone \| woeful \| wretched See Also \| acerbity \| acridity \| acridness \| ale \| change taste \| gustatory perception \| gustatory sensation \| pungency \| sharpness \| taste \| taste perception \| taste property \| taste sensation Bitter In Webster's Dictionary \Bit"ter\, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. {Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor. \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See {Colocynth}. {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp. {C. amara}. {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}. {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious. \Bit"ter\, n. Any substance that is bitter. See {Bitters}. \Bit"ter\, v. t. To make bitter. --Wolcott.

Bitter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bitter?

[n] the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
[n] the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
[n] (British) dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops
[adv] extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
[adj] marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
[adj] proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
[adj] expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
[adj] causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
[adj] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
[adj] one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
[adj] very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
[v] make bitter

Bitter In Webster's Dictionary

\Bit"ter\, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.)
AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.

{Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts,
   and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.


\Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel.
bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E.
bite. See {Bite}, v. t.]
1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of
   wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;
   bitter as aloes.

2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;
   as, a bitter cold day.

3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;
   calamitous; poignant.

         It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
         forsaken the Lord thy God.            --Jer. ii. 19.

4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;
   stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.

         Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against
         them.                                 --Col. iii.
                                               19.

5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.

         The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with
         hard bondage.                         --Ex. i. 14.

{Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See
   {Colocynth}.

{Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp.
   {C. amara}.

{Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.

{Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted
   from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but
   with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.

{Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.

{Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European
   leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}.

{To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however
   calamitous.

Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;
     acrimonious.


\Bit"ter\, n.
Any substance that is bitter. See {Bitters}.


\Bit"ter\, v. t.
To make bitter. --Wolcott.

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