bitter

(s) marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- an acrimonious dispute
- bitter about the divorce
acrimonious,
(r) extremely and sharply
- it was bitterly cold
- bitter cold
bitingly, piercingly, bitterly,
(s) very difficult to accept or bear
- the bitter truth
- a bitter sorrow
(s) 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
acid, blistering, caustic, vitriolic, acerb, acerbic, acrid, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
(s) expressive of severe grief or regret
- shed bitter tears
(s) proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- a bitter struggle
- bitter enemies
(s) causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"
(s) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- bitter cold
- a biting wind
biting,

(n) English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
(n) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth bitterness,
(n) the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste bitterness,

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