bitter

Definition

• n. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
• n. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
• v. make bitter
• adj. very difficult to accept or bear

Word forms

Present participle

bittering

Past tense

bittered

Third person singular

bitters

Past participle

bittered

Example sentences

1. a.

   She felt a bitter sense of loss after her friend moved away.

2. adv.

   The wind was so bitter that I had to wear a heavy coat.

3. v.

   The disagreement began to bitter their friendship.