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Meaning of bitter

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bitter

Pronunciation:/ˈbɪtə//ˈbɪtəɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.

  2. A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.

  3. A turn of a cable about the bitts.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make bitter.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).

    Example: The coffee tasted bitter.

  2. Harsh, piercing or stinging.

  3. Hateful or hostile.

    Example: They're bitter enemies.

  4. Cynical and resentful.

    Example: I've been bitter ever since that defeat.

bitter

Pronunciation:/ˈbɪtə//ˈbɪtəɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. (in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).