bitter

  1. Adjective.  Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
  2. Adjective.  Harsh, piercing or stinging.
  3. Adjective.  Hateful or hostile.
  4. Adjective.  Cynical and resentful.
  5. Noun.  (context, usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
  6. Noun.  A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
  7. Noun.  (context, nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.

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