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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bit•ter /ˈbɪtɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - having a harsh taste;
not sour, sweet, or salty:bitter herbs. - [before a noun] hard to bear: a bitter sorrow.
- [before a noun] causing pain: a bitter chill.
- characterized by hostility:bitter enemies.
- [before a noun] experienced at great cost: a bitter lesson.
n. [uncountable] - WineBrit. an ale that tastes bitter because it is made with hops:two pints of your best bitter.
bit•ter•ly, adv.: a bitterly cold night.bit•ter•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bit•ter (bit′ər),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., v., adv. adj. - having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- Physiologyproducing one of the four basic taste sensations;
not sour, sweet, or salt. - hard to bear;
grievous;
distressful:a bitter sorrow. - causing pain;
piercing;
stinging:a bitter chill. - characterized by intense antagonism or hostility:bitter hatred.
- hard to admit or accept:a bitter lesson.
- resentful or cynical:bitter words.
n. - that which is bitter;
bitterness:Learn to take the bitter with the sweet. - [Brit.]a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops.
v.t. - to make bitter:herbs employed to bitter vermouth.
adv. - extremely;
very;
exceedingly:a bitter cold night.
- bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English biter; cognate with German bitter, Old Norse bitr, Gothic baitrs; akin to bite
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acrid, biting, distasteful.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distressing, poignant, painful.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged biting, nipping.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fierce, cruel, ruthless, relentless.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acrimonious, caustic, sardonic, scornful.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bitter /ˈbɪtə/ adj - 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
- difficult or unpleasant to accept or admit: a bitter blow
- cutting; sarcastic: bitter words
- bitingly cold: a bitter night
adv - very; extremely (esp in the phrase bitter cold)
n - a thing that is bitter
- Brit beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste
Etymology: Old English biter; related to bītan to biteˈbitterly adv ˈbitterness n |