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Word entry · 6 letters

bitter

Best crossword clue

"Sharp in taste"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɪt.ə/Part of speech adjective, adverb, verb, nounSorted beirttStarts with BEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Angry, resentful, or harsh in feeling or taste.

Word origin

From Middle English bitter, bittre, from Old English bitter, biter (“bitter”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitr, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz (“bitter”), equivalent to bite + -er (agent noun suffix) used attributively. Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian, Low German, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish bitter, Icelandic bitur (all meaning “bitter”).

Used in a sentence

  • The coffee tasted bitter.
  • It was at the end of February, […] when the world was cold, and a bitter wind howled down the moors […].
  • They're bitter enemies.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Sharp in taste6 letters
02Sharp-tasting or resentful6 letters

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