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Word entry · 8 letters

bitterly

Best crossword clue

"With resentment"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɪtəɹli/Part of speech adverbSorted beilrttyStarts with BEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. with bitterness; in a resentful manner

Word origin

From Middle English bitterli, biterli, biterliche, from Old English biterlīċe, bitterlīċe (“bitterly”), equivalent to bitter + -ly. Cognate with German Low German bitterlik (“bitterly”), German bitterlich (“bitterly”), Swedish bitterligen (“bitterly”).

Used in a sentence

  • Heidi threw herself down beside Clara's chair and began to cry bitterly.
  • On a bitterly cold evening at Wembley, the Lionesses knew only victory would be enough to keep alive Team GB's hopes of competing in Paris.

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