bitterly

bit·ter

 (bĭt′ər)

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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bit′ter·ly adv.

bit′ter·ness n.

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

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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.

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Translations

بِمَرارَه، بصورَة قارِسَه

hořcekrutě

bittert

bitter

amargamente

amèrementcruellement

keserûenmetsző hideg

heiftarlega

amaramente

bittert

nepriateľskytrpko

močno

acı bir şekildeşiddetli

严酷地痛苦地非常地非常寒冷地

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

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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

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bitterly

adv

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

cold → bitter

(= showing embitteredness) → verbittert; criticize → erbittert

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bitterly

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bitter

(ˈbitə) adjective

1. having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant. a bitter orange. bitter مُـر горчив amargo kyselý, hořký bitter bitter πικρόςamargo kibe تلخ؛ تند و تیز kitkerä amer; acideמר कड़ुवा gorak keserű pahit bitur, beiskur amaro; aspro 苦い 쓴 kartus, rūgštus rūgts pahit bitter, zuurbitter, beskgorzki تريخ (خوند) ترخه (خاطره)، دردوونكى يا دياد پيښه: كلك او ظالمانه (لكه حمل): ستغى سپورى (خبرى) amargo amar; acid горький horký, trpký trpek gorak bitter, besk ขม keskin, acı, buruk 有苦味的 гіркий کڑوا ، کسیلا đắng 有苦味的

2. full of pain or sorrow. She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment. bitter مَرير، قاسٍ тежък amargo hořký, drsný, trpký bitter bitter οδυνηρόςamargo kibe تلخ؛ ناگوار katkera amerממורמר शोकमय gorak keserves getir beiskur, sár amaro つらい 비통한 kartus, skausmingas skarbs; rūgts pengalaman pahit bitterbitterprzykry تړیخ amargo dureros горький trpký grenek ogorčen bitter, förbittrad ขมขื่น acı, üzücü 痛苦的 гострий; гіркий درد بھرا ، تلخ cay đắng 痛苦的

3. hostile. full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies. griewende, bitter عَنيف، لَدود враждебен hostil nenávistný, rozhořčený, nepřátelský bitter bitter άσπονδος, εχθρικός, γεμάτος μίσος hostil, encarnizado verine متخاصم vihamielinen acharné מָלֵא שִׂנאָה कटु neprijateljski ellenséges penuh kebencian heiftarlegur acerrimo 憎しみに満ちた 심한 적의를 가진 nesutaikomas sīvs; nikns penuh kebencian bitterbitterzawzięty دښمن، مخالف، ددښمنۍ hostil înverşunat злейший nenávistný zagrizen ljut bitter ซึ่งเป็นศัตรู kin dolu, nefret ve öfke dolu 懷恨的 запеклий سخت دشمن gay gắt 怀恨的

4. very cold. a bitter wind. bitterkoue قارِس много студен gelado ostrý, třeskutý bitterkalt bidende τσουχτερόςhelado lõikav سرد و سوزدار kylmä glacial קַר מְאוֹד कठोर vrlo hladan metsző sangat dingin nístandi intenso, pungente 身を切るような 혹독한 geliantis griezīgs; svilinošs angin sejuk snijdendbitendelodowaty ډير سوړ gelado rece ca gheaţa резкий, сильный ostrý, prenikavý ledeno mrzel hladan bitande, iskall หนาวจัด çok soğuk, buz gibi, acı, keskin 嚴寒的 лютий نہایت ٹھنڈا rét buốt 严寒的

ˈbitterness noun

bitterheid مَرار، مَرارَه горчивина amargura hořkost, nepřátelství, zloba verbittert bitterhed πικρίαamargura kibedus تلخی katkeruus amertumeמרירות तिक्तता, कटुता gorčina keserűség kepahitan beiskja amarezza; asprezza 苦さ 쓴맛, 쓰라림, 비통 kartumas rūgtums kepahitan bitterheidbitterhet gorycz, przykrość تړیخی amargura amărăciune горечь horkosť grenkoba gorčina bitterhet ความขมขื่น acılık, burukluk, içerleme 苦味 гіркота; лють کڑوایٹ sự cay đắng 苦味

ˈbitterly adverb

bitterly disappointed; bitterly cold. bitter بِمَرارَه، بصورَة قارِسَه горчиво muito hořce, krutě bitter bittert πικρά, τσουχτερά amargamente kibedasti بسیار؛ شدیداً katkera amèrement בִמְרִירוּת कटुतापूर्वक, तीक्ष्णता से teško keserűen; metsző (hideg) sangat heiftarlega amaramente ひどく 몹시 karčiai, skausmingai, labai rūgti; skarbi; asi; ļoti; ārkārtīgi dengan perasaan pahit bitterbittert; bitende gorzko, okropnie تريخ (خوند) ترخه (خاطره)، دردوونكى يا دياد پيښه: كلك او ظالمانه (لكه حمل): ستغى سپورى (خبرى) muito crunt; ca gheaţa горько, сильно trpko; nepriateľsky grenko, bridko ogorčeno bittert อย่างขมขื่น şiddetli, acı bir şekilde 極其 гірко; люто کڑوے انداز سے chua chát 非常地，痛苦地，严酷地，非常寒冷地

bittergourd noun

a long, fleshy, bitter-tasting fruit usually used as a vegetable. melão-de-são-caetano karvaskurkku perla, pare 비터고드(열대 채소) sopropo, paré มะระ 苦瓜 苦瓜

bitumen (ˈbitjumin) noun

a black, sticky substance obtained from petroleum. asfalt قار، زِفْت، قَطْران минерална смола betume živice das Bitumen asfalt; beg ασφαλτόπισσα betún bituumen قیر bitumi bitumeזפת राल bitumen bitumen aspal jarðbik bitume 瀝青 역청(瀝靑) bitumas bitumens bitumen bitumenasfaltsmoła يوه معدنى سو ځيدونكى ماده ده چه اسقامت پتروليم او معدنى قير پكى شامل دى betume bitum, asfalt битум živica bitumen bitumen bitumen น้ำมันดิน zift, katran 瀝青 бітум تار کول ، لُک nhựa đường 沥青

biˈtuminous (-ˈtjuːmi-) adjective

asfaltagtige قاريّ، قَطراني асфалтов betuminoso živičný bituminös asfalt-; beg- ασφαλτώδης bituminoso bituumen- قیری bitumia sisältävä bitumineux בִּיטוֹמֶנִי रालमिश्रित bitumenski bitumenes seperti aspal bikkenndur; jarðbiks- bituminoso 瀝青の 역청의 bituminis bitumena- berkaitan bitumen bitumineusasfalt- bitumiczny قیری betuminoso bituminos битумный živicový bitumenski bitumenski bituminös ซึ่งบรรจุน้ำมันดิน ziftli, katranlı 瀝青的 бітумний تارکول کی مانند thuộc nhựa đường 沥青的

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