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

1. bitter -- (make bitter).

1. acrimonious, bitter -- (marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce").
2. bitter -- (very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow").
3. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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").
4. bitter -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine).
5. bitter -- (expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears").
6. bitter -- (proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies").
7. biting, bitter -- (causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind").

1. piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter -- (extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold").

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