Bitter word meaning and definition

[noun] the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
[noun] the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
[noun] (British) dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops
[adv] extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
[adjective] marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
[adjective] proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
[adjective] expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
[adjective] causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
[adjective] very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
[verb] make bitter

\Bit"ter\, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. {Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
\Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See {Colocynth}. {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp. {C. amara}. {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}. {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.
\Bit"ter\, n. Any substance that is bitter. See {Bitters}.
\Bit"ter\, v. t. To make bitter. --Wolcott.

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