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Definitions for Bitters

[1] a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
[2] Pharmacology . a liquid, usually alcoholic, impregnated with a bitter medicine, as gentian or quassia, used to increase the appetite or as a tonic. bitter medicinal substances in general, as quinine.
[3] having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
[4] producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
[5] hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow.
[6] causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill.
[7] characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred.
[8] hard to admit or accept: a bitter lesson.
[9] resentful or cynical: bitter words.
[10] that which is bitter; bitterness: Learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
[11] British . a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops.
[12] to make bitter: herbs employed to bitter vermouth.
[13] extremely; very; exceedingly: a bitter cold night.
[14] bitter-tasting spirits of varying alcoholic content flavoured with plant extracts
[15] a similar liquid containing a bitter-tasting substance, used as a tonic to stimulate the appetite or improve digestion
[16] having or denoting an unpalatable harsh taste, as the peel of an orange or coffee dregs Compare sour (def. 1)
[17] showing or caused by strong unrelenting hostility or resentment he was still bitter about the divorce
[18] difficult or unpleasant to accept or admit a bitter blow
[19] cutting; sarcastic bitter words
[20] bitingly cold a bitter night
[21] very; extremely (esp in the phrase bitter cold )
[22] a thing that is bitter
[23] British beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste
[24] to make or become bitter

Words related to Bitters

aroma, aftertaste, annoy, disillusion, aggravate, exasperate, irritate, disaffect, sour, exacerbate, sweet, sting, zing, zip, savor, jolt, bang, bitter, kick, zest

Words nearby Bitters

bittern, bitternut, bitterroot, bitterroot range, bitterroot river, bitters, bittersweet, bitterweed, bitterwood, bitterwort, bitting

Origin of Bitters

before 1000; Middle English, Old English biter; cognate with German bitter, Old Norse bitr, Gothic baitrs; akin to bite

Words that may be confused with Bitters

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, bitterbidder, bitter

Other words from Bitters

bit·ter·ish , adjective
bit·ter·ly , adverb
bit·ter·ness , noun
non·bit·ter , adjective
o·ver·bit·ter , adjective
o·ver·bit·ter·ly , adverb
o·ver·bit·ter·ness , noun
un·bit·ter , adjective

Word origin for Bitters

Old English biter ; related to bītan to bite

Synonyms for Bitters

aftertaste, aroma, bang, bitter, drive, ginger, jolt, kick, oomph, palatableness, piquancy, punch, relish, salt, sapidity, savor, savoriness, smack, sour, sting, suggestion, sweet, tang, wallop, zest, zing, zip, sapor