bitter - noun

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

the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

bitter - verb

• make bitter

bitter - adjective

• marked by strong resentment or cynicism
• very difficult to accept or bear
• harsh or corrosive in tone
• expressive of severe grief or regret
• proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
• causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
• causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

bitter - adverb

• extremely and sharply

bitter - thesaurus

acerb   acerbic   acid   acrid   acrimonious   biting   bitingly   bitterly   bitterness   blistering   caustic   piercingly   sulfurous   sulphurous   virulent   vitriolic