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Bitter

/ˈbɪtə/

(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.

📖 Definitions of "Bitter"

noun
  1. 1

    (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.

  2. 2

    A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.

  3. 3

    A turn of a cable about the bitts.

verb
  1. 1

    To make bitter.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).

    "The coffee tasted bitter."

  2. 2

    Harsh, piercing or stinging.

  3. 3

    Hateful or hostile.

    "They're bitter enemies."

  4. 4

    Cynical and resentful.

    "I've been bitter ever since that defeat."

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