bitter
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/ˈbɪtə/
English
Definitions
noun
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- A turn of a cable about the bitts.
verb
- To make bitter.
adjective
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).“The coffee tasted bitter.”
- Harsh, piercing or stinging.
- Hateful or hostile.“They're bitter enemies.”
- Cynical and resentful.“I've been bitter ever since that defeat.”
noun
- (in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
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EPAEnglish pale alejadedacerbacerbicacridacrimoniousacidpainfulsorrowfulresentfulbitinglyhostilebitingintolerablepiercinglytastefulunpleasant