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Quick definitions from WordNet (bitter)

▸ noun:  the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
▸ noun:  English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
▸ noun:  the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
▸ verb:  make bitter
▸ adjective:  proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity ("A bitter struggle")
▸ adjective:  expressive of severe grief or regret ("Shed bitter tears")
▸ adjective:  one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
▸ adjective:  very difficult to accept or bear ("The bitter truth")
▸ adjective:  causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold ("Bitter cold")
▸ adjective:  marked by strong resentment or cynicism ("Bitter about the divorce")
▸ adjective:  harsh or corrosive in tone ("Bitter words")
▸ adverb:  extremely and sharply ("It was bitterly cold")
▸ name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #18335)

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