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bitterer

/ˈbɪ.tə.ɹə/US/ˈbɪ.tə.ɹɚ/

bitterer is the comparative form of bitter.

Meaning of bitter

Adjective

bitter (comparative more bitter or bitterer, superlative most bitter or bitterest)

  1. Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
    • The coffee tasted bitter.
  2. Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
    • It was at the end of February, […] when the world was cold, and a bitter wind howled down the moors […].1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, p.31 (Perennial paperback edition)
  3. Hateful or hostile.
    • They're bitter enemies.
  4. Cynical and resentful.
    • I've been bitter ever since that defeat.
    Synonyms:
    jaded

See all 11 meanings of bitter

Questions about bitterer

What is bitterer the comparative form of?
Bitterer is the comparative form of bitter.
How do you pronounce bitterer?
Bitterer is pronounced /ˈbɪ.tə.ɹə/ (UK).

Words near bitterer in the dictionary

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

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