bit·ter /ˈbɪtər/
1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
synset: bitter
2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
synset: bitter, bitterness
3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
synset: bitterness, bitter
synset: bitter
1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
synset: acrimonious, bitter
2. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
synset: bitter
3. 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"; "a vitriolic critique"
synset: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
4. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
synset: bitter
5. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
synset: bitter
6. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience; "quinine is bitter"
synset: bitter
7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
synset: piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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