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bitter

adverb
  1. extremely and sharply
    “it was bitterly cold”
    bitterly
adjective
  1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism
    acrimonious
  2. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
    “a bitter struggle”
  3. expressive of severe grief or regret
    “shed bitter tears”
  4. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation
    biting
  5. harsh or corrosive in tone
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  6. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
    “quinine is bitter”
  7. very difficult to accept or bear
    “the bitter truth”
noun
  1. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
    bitterness
  2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
    bitterness
  3. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
verb
  1. to make bitter
    “The burnt grounds bittered the coffee.”