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overbitterly

overbitterly adverb: in an overbitter manner.

Adverb

overbitterly (comparative more overbitterly, superlative most overbitterly)

  1. in an overbitter manner
    • I just wanted to say this much, for, though dangerous to dwell on in a common way, it seems to me just the sort of help which one's infirmity might need and thankfully receive when the sense of being calumniated comes overbitterly upon us.1911, John Henry Newman, William Paine Neville, William John Copeland, The Works of Cardinal Newman, published 1845

Forms of overbitterly

comparativemore overbitterly
superlativemost overbitterly

Origin of overbitterly

From Middle English overbitterli, equivalent to overbitter + -ly.

Questions about overbitterly

What does overbitterly mean?
Overbitterly means in an overbitter manner.
What part of speech is overbitterly?
Overbitterly is an adverb.

Words near overbitterly in the dictionary

  1. overbite
  2. overbites
  3. overbiting
  4. overbitten
  5. overbitter
  6. overbitterly
  7. overbitterness
  8. overblack
  9. overblacken
  10. overblackened
  11. overblackening

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