1.English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
2.the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
3.the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
4.marked by strong resentment or cynicism;
an acrimonious dispute
5.very difficult to accept or bear;
the bitter truth
6.harsh or corrosive in tone;
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
7.one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
8.expressive of severe grief or regret;
shed bitter tears
9.proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity;
a bitter struggle
10.causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold;
bitter cold
11.extremely and sharply;
it was bitterly cold
1.make bitter