English to English
adjective
- Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
source: WordNet 3.0
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
source: WordNet 3.0
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
source: WordNet 3.0
- AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
source: Webster 1913
- Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- extremely and sharply
It was bitterly cold.
Bitter cold.
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
An acrimonious dispute.
Bitter about the divorce.
source: WordNet 3.0
- very difficult to accept or bear
The bitter truth.
A bitter sorrow.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- expressive of severe grief or regret
Shed bitter tears.
source: WordNet 3.0
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
A bitter struggle.
Bitter enemies.
source: WordNet 3.0
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
Quinine is bitter.
source: WordNet 3.0
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
Bitter cold.
A biting wind.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- make bitter
source: WordNet 3.0
- To make bitter.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [bíter] Mapait; masaklap
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
