bitter

English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)

the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

make bitter

marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"

harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"

proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"

causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"

causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"