OTHER WORDS FOR bitter
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Origin of bitter
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English biter; cognate with German bitter, Old Norse bitr, Gothic baitrs; akin to bite
OTHER WORDS FROM bitter
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bitter
bidder, bitterWords nearby bitter
bitstock, bitstream, bitsy, bitt, bitten, bitter, bitter apple, bitterbark, bitterbrush, bittercress, bitter end
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How to use bitter in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bitter
See also bitters
Derived forms of bitter
bitterly, adverbbitterness, nounWord Origin for bitter
Old English biter; related to bītan to bite
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bitter
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