bitter
What is the Definition of bitter?
Noun:
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Verb:
- make bitter
Adjective:
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- very difficult to accept or bear
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
Adverb:
- extremely and sharply
How can I use bitter in a sentence?
While the Gryffindor common room and the Great Hall had roaring fires, the drafty corridors had become icy and a bitter wind rattled the windows in the classrooms.
Grapefruit is both bitter and refreshing. - Грейпфрут одновременно горький и освежающий.