ENGLISH: bitter - CREOLE: anmè



Overview of noun bitter



The noun bitter has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



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

2. bitter, bitterness -- (the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth)

3. bitterness, bitter -- (the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste)



Overview of verb bitter



The verb bitter has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. bitter -- (make bitter)



Overview of adj bitter



The adj bitter has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (12) acrimonious, bitter -- (marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce")

2. (10) bitter -- (very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow")

3. (6) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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")

4. (2) bitter -- (expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears")

5. (1) bitter -- (proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies")

6. bitter -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine)

7. biting, bitter -- (causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind")



Overview of adv bitter



The adv bitter has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter -- (extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold")

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