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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft);

2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth;
[syn: bitter, bitterness]

3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste;
[syn: bitterness, bitter]


VERB (1)

1. make bitter;


ADJECTIVE (7)

1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism;
- Example: "an acrimonious dispute"
- Example: "bitter about the divorce"
[syn: acrimonious, bitter]

2. very difficult to accept or bear;
- Example: "the bitter truth"
- Example: "a bitter sorrow"

3. harsh or corrosive in tone;
- Example: "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
- Example: "a barrage of acid comments"
- Example: "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
- Example: "bitter words"
- Example: "blistering criticism"
- Example: "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
- Example: "a sulfurous denunciation"
- Example: "a vitriolic critique"
[syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]

4. expressive of severe grief or regret;
- Example: "shed bitter tears"

5. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity;
- Example: "a bitter struggle"
- Example: "bitter enemies"

6. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter";

7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold;
- Example: "bitter cold"
- Example: "a biting wind"
[syn: biting, bitter]


ADVERB (1)

1. extremely and sharply;
- Example: "it was bitterly cold"
- Example: "bitter cold"
[syn: piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. [See Bitts.] (Naut.)
   AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
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   Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts,
      and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bitter \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.
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   2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;
      as, a bitter cold day.
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   3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;
      calamitous; poignant.
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            It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
            forsaken the Lord thy God.            --Jer. ii. 19.
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   4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;
      stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
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            Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against
            them.                                 --Col. iii.
                                                  19.
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   5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
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            The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with
            hard bondage.                         --Ex. i. 14.
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   Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See
      Colocynth.

   Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp.
      Cardamine 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.
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   Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;
        acrimonious.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bitter \Bit"ter\, n.
   Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bitter \Bit"ter\, v. t.
   To make bitter. --Wolcott.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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