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bitterish, a.|ˈbɪtərɪʃ|
Rather or somewhat bitter. Hence ˈbitterishness n.
1605Timme Quersit. ii. vii. 141 The bitterish Guaiacum. 1684Bunyan Pilgr. ii. 194 The Water..tasted a little Bitterish to the Palat. 1849–52Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. IV. 858/1 A slightly bitterish sensation is produced. 1702Floyer in Phil. Trans. XXIII. 1164 Its..taste, which is crude and styptic, with a bitterishness in the Seed. |