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bittered

bittered is the simple past and past participle of bitter.

Meaning of bitter

Verb

bitter (third-person singular simple present bitters, present participle bittering, simple past and past participle bittered)

  1. (archaic) To make bitter.
    • bittered with the hop1766, John Wilkinson, Tutamen Nauticum

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Questions about bittered

What is bittered the simple past and past participle of?
Bittered is the simple past and past participle of bitter.

Words near bittered in the dictionary

  1. bitterbush
  2. bitterbushes
  3. bittercold
  4. bittercress
  5. bittercresses
  6. bittered
  7. bitterer
  8. bitterest
  9. bitterful
  10. bittergourd
  11. bittergourds

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