Bitter(n.) Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
Bitter(n.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
Bitter(v. t.) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
Bitter(v. t.) Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
Bitter(v. t.) Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
Bitter(v. t.) Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
Bitter(v. t.) Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
Bitter(v. t.) To make bitter.
Bitterful(a.) Full of bitterness.
Bittering(n.) A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
Bitterly(adv.) In a bitter manner.
Bitterness(n.) The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.
Bitterness(n.) A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
Bitterness(n.) Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy.
Bitters(n. pl.) A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped.
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