bitterly
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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.
[Middle English, from Old English; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]
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.
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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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.
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Translations
بِمَرارَه، بصورَة قارِسَه
hořcekrutě
bittert
keserûenmetsző hideg
heiftarlega
nepriateľskytrpko
močno
acı bir şekildeşiddetli
bitterly
[ˈbɪtəlɪ] ADV1. (= icily) it's bitterly cold → hace un frío gélido or glacial
a bitterly cold day → un día 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
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
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
she spoke bitterly of her experiences → habló amargamente or con rencor de sus experiencias
5. (= sorrowfully) [weep, cry] → amargamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bitterly
[ˈbɪtərli] adv [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
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bitterly
[ˈbɪtəlɪ] adv (disappoint, complain, weep) → amaramente; (oppose, criticise) → aspramente; (jealous) → profondamenteit's bitterly cold → fa un freddo gelido
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bitter
(ˈbitə) adjective1. having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant. a bitter orange.
2. full of pain or sorrow. She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.
3. hostile. full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.
4. very cold. a bitter wind.
ˈbitterness nounˈbitterly adverb
bitterly disappointed; bitterly cold.
bittergourd noun a long, fleshy, bitter-tasting fruit usually used as a vegetable.
bitumen (ˈbitjumin) noun a black, sticky substance obtained from petroleum.
biˈtuminous (-ˈtjuːmi-) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.