bitterishadj.
/ˈbɪtərɪʃ/ Rather or somewhat bitter.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > bitter
baskc1175
to do amerec1400
fell?c1425
gallyc1530
rhubarba1586
bitterish1605
acrimonious1617
acrid1633
rodent1633
absinthiana1635
gallish1648
acroamare1657
absinthiala1857
absinthine1862
1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke ii. vii. 141 The bitterish Guaiacum.
1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 194 The Water..tasted a little Bitterish to the Palat. View more context for this quotation
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 858/1 A slightly bitterish sensation is produced.
Derivatives
ˈbitterishness n.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > bitterness or acridity
gallc1175
smartnessa1425
rhubarba1529
acrimony1542
acridity1547
amaritude1599
acerbity1608
acrity1619
asperity1620
acritude1650
acridness1702
bitterishness1702
crabbedness1715
acerbitude1727
amarulence1727
bitterness-
1702 J. Floyer in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1164 Its..taste, which is crude and styptic, with a bitterishness in the Seed.
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