bitterly

bit·ter  (btr)

adj. bit·ter·er, bit·ter·est

1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.

2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh: enveloped in bitter cold; a bitter wind.

3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear: the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.

4. Proceeding from or exhibiting strong animosity: a bitter struggle; bitter foes.

5. Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment: cried bitter tears.

6. Marked by resentment or cynicism: "He was already a bitter elderly man with a gray face" (John Dos Passos).

adv.

In an intense or harsh way; bitterly: a bitter cold night.

tr.v. bit·tered, bit·ter·ing, bit·ters

To make bitter.

n.

1. That which is bitter: "all words . . . /Failing to give the bitter of the sweet" (Tennyson).

2. bitters A bitter, usually alcoholic liquid made with herbs or roots and used in cocktails or as a tonic.

3. Chiefly British A sharp-tasting beer made with hops.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

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bitter·ly adv.

bitter·ness n.

Synonyms: bitter, acerbic, acrid
These adjectives mean unpleasantly sharp or pungent in taste or smell: a bitter cough syrup; an acerbic green apple; acrid smoke.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	bitterly - with bitterness, in a resentful manner; "she complained bitterly"
	2.	bitterly - indicating something hard to accept; "he was bitterly disappointed"
	3.	bitterly - extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" bitingly, bitter, piercingly

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bitterly

adverb

1. grievously, harshly, cruelly, savagely, terribly, ruthlessly, mercilessly, distressingly a bitterly fought football war

2. resentfully, sourly, sorely, tartly, grudgingly, sullenly, testily, acrimoniously, caustically, mordantly, irascibly They bitterly resented their loss of power.

3. greatly, terribly, sorely, awfully I was bitterly disappointed.

4. intensely, freezing, severely, fiercely, icy, bitingly It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow.

Translations

bitterly [ˈbɪtəlɪ] ADV

1. (= icily) it's bitterly cold → hace un frío gélido or glacial
a bitterly cold day → un día gélido or glacial

2. (= fiercely) [oppose] → implacablemente; [hate] → implacablemente, a muerte; [fight] → a muerte; [criticize] → duramente
a bitterly contested match → un partido muy reñido

3. (= deeply) [regret, resent] → amargamente; [resentful, jealous, ashamed] → terriblemente
I was bitterly disappointed → sufrí una terrible or amarga decepción → quedé terriblemente decepcionado

4. (= resentfully) [say, reply] → con rencor; [speak, think] → amargamente, con rencor; [complain] → amargamente
she spoke bitterly of her experiences → habló amargamente or con rencor de sus experiencias

5. (= sorrowfully) [weep, cry] → amargamente

bitterly [ˈbɪtə^rli] adv

[complain, say] → amèrement, avec amertume; [weep] → amèrement

[oppose, fight] → farouchement; [criticize] → durement

(= deeply) [resent] → profondément; [regret] → amèrement

(= extremely) [jealous, disappointed, ashamed] → horriblement
it's bitterly cold → il fait un froid glacial, il fait un froid de canard

bitterly

adv

reproach, disappointed → bitter; complain also, weep → bitterlich; oppose → erbittert; criticize → scharf; jealous → sehr

cold → bitter

(= showing embitteredness) → verbittert; criticize → erbittert

bitterly [ˈbɪtəlɪ] adv (disappoint, complain, weep) → amaramente; (oppose, criticise) → aspramente; (jealous) → profondamente
it's bitterly cold → fa un freddo gelido