bitter

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

(noun) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth. Synonyms: bitterness.

(noun) the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste. Synonyms: bitterness.

(verb) make bitter.

(adj) marked by strong resentment or cynicism. Synonyms: acrimonious. Examples: "An acrimonious dispute." "Bitter about the divorce."

(adj) very difficult to accept or bear. Examples: "The bitter truth." "A bitter sorrow."

(adj) harsh or corrosive in tone. Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic. Examples: "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."

(adj) expressive of severe grief or regret. Examples: "Shed bitter tears."

(adj) proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity. Examples: "A bitter struggle." "Bitter enemies."

(adj) causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter".

(adj) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold. Synonyms: biting. Examples: "Bitter cold." "A biting wind."

(adv) extremely and sharply. Synonyms: piercingly, bitterly, bitingly. Examples: "It was bitterly cold." "Bitter cold."