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(satellite adjective) proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" |
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(satellite adjective) expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" |
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(verb) make bitter |
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Related Words: change taste |
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(satellite adjective) one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine |
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(satellite adjective) very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" |
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(noun) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth |
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Synonyms: bitterness |
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Related Words: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, pungency, sharpness, taste, taste perception, taste sensation |
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(noun) (British) dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops |
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Related Words: ale |
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(satellite adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" |
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Synonyms: acrimonious |
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(satellite adjective) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" |
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Synonyms: biting |
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(noun) the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste |
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Synonyms: bitterness |
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Related Words: acerbity, acridity, acridness, taste property |
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(adverb) extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" |
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Synonyms: bitingly, bitterly, piercingly |
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(satellite 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" |
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Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic |
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