bitter

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Positive
bitter

Comparative
more bitter

Superlative
most bitter

  1. The taste of black coffee and many medicines is bitter. This is the taste of a chemical base.
    Yuk! That tastes bitter.
  2. A bitter person is angry for a long time.
    She still feels bitter towards him because of something he did last year.
  3. A bitter situation, it is very unpleasant and difficult to deal with.
    There's a bitter wind.

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Singular
bitter

Plural
bitters

  1. A type of beer made with hops.
    "I'd like a pint of bitter please, barman."