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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, bitterDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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