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bitter

bit·ter [ bíttər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. strong and sharp in taste: having a sharp strong unpleasant taste such as the taste of orange peel

2. resentful: angry and resentful
a bitter smile

3. difficult to accept: mentally painful, or very hard to accept
a bitter blow

4. hostile: expressing intense hostility
bitter fighting

5. very cold: penetratingly and unpleasantly cold
a bitter wind

[ Old English biter< Indo-European]

bit·ter·ly adverb
bit·ter·ness noun
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