bitter -- (English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft))
bitter, bitterness -- (the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth)
bitterness, bitter -- (the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste)
Overview of verb bitter
The verb bitter has 1 sense
bitter -- (make bitter)
Overview of adj bitter
The adj bitter has 7 senses
acrimonious, bitter -- (marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce")
bitter -- (very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow")
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, 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"; "a vitriolic critique")
bitter -- (expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears")
bitter -- (proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies")
bitter -- (causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter")
biting, bitter -- (causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind")
Overview of adv bitter
The adv bitter has 1 sense
piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter -- (extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold")