bitter

  • 41bitter — 1 adjective 1 ANGRY/UPSET full of angry, jealous, and unhappy feelings because you think you have been badly treated or that unfair things have happened to you: He became bitter and disillusioned as he grew older. (+ about): They all lost their… …

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  • 42bitter — adj. & n. adj. 1 having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain or resentment (bitter memories; bitter rejoinder). b painful or difficult to accept (bitter disappointment). 3 a harsh; virulent (bitter animosity). b… …

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  • 43bitter — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High German bittar bitter, Old English bītan to bite more at bite Date: before 12th century 1. a. being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is… …

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  • 44bitter — bit|ter1 [ bıtər ] adjective ** 1. ) feeling angry or upset because of a bad experience, especially when you think that you have been treated unfairly: bitter about: I m still bitter about the whole affair. a ) involving very angry feelings: a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45bitter — I UK [ˈbɪtə(r)] / US [ˈbɪtər] adjective ** 1) feeling angry or upset because of a bad experience, especially when you think that you have been treated unfairly bitter about: I m still bitter about the whole affair. a) involving very angry… …

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  • 46bitter — bitterish, adj. bitterly, adv. bitterness, n. /bit euhr/, adj., bitterer, bitterest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. 2. producing one of the four basic taste… …

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  • 47bitter — schmerzlich * * * bit|ter [ bɪtɐ] <Adj.>: 1. im Geschmack unangenehm streng, scharf: eine bittere Medizin; der Tee schmeckt sehr bitter. Zus.: galle[n]bitter, halbbitter. 2. <verstärkend bei bestimmten Verben> sehr: er hat sich bitter …

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  • 48Bitter — Amer; Bitterspirituose * * * bit|ter [ bɪtɐ] <Adj.>: 1. im Geschmack unangenehm streng, scharf: eine bittere Medizin; der Tee schmeckt sehr bitter. Zus.: galle[n]bitter, halbbitter. 2. <verstärkend bei bestimmten Verben> sehr: er hat… …

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  • 49bitter — 01. This medicine is very [bitter] tasting. 02. Winter in Alaska is long and [bitterly] cold. 03. Her mother is very [bitter] over her divorce. 04. The soccer game was a [bitterly] fought match between two teams that have always hated each other …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 50bitter — bit•ter [[t]ˈbɪt ər[/t]] adj., ter•er, ter•est, 1) having a harsh, acrid taste 2) phl producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt 3) hard to bear: a bitter sorrow[/ex] 4) causing pain: a bitter chill[/ex] 5)… …

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