A bitter, usually alcoholic liquid made with herbs or roots and used in cocktails or as a tonic.
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Chiefly British A sharp-tasting beer made with hops.
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That which is bitter: "all words . . . /Failing to give the bitter of the sweet” ( Tennyson).
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Bitter quality.
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A usually alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used especially in preparing mixed drinks or as a mild tonic.
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verb
To make bitter .
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adjective
Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh: enveloped in bitter cold; a bitter wind.
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Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear: the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.
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Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
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Marked by resentment or cynicism: "He was already a bitter elderly man with a gray face” ( John Dos Passos).
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Proceeding from or exhibiting strong animosity: a bitter struggle; bitter foes.
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adverb
In an intense or harsh way; bitterly: a bitter cold night.
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To a bitter degree .
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verb-transitive
To make bitter.
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