bitter
adjective
having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
bitterish
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a word derived from
bitter.
Example Sentences
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A sickly, bitterish flavor permeated milk, cheese and beef from cattle that had crunched the pests with their fodder.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fate of Pchelka and Mushka had a bitterish taste.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Leaves and Flowers.—This has a light agreeable smell; and a roughish, somewhat warm and bitterish taste.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
It grows on a bushy plant, has a bitterish taste, rather insipid; but may he eaten either raw or in tarts, and is used as food by the natives.
From A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2 by James Cook
Its leaves and tops have a strong aromatic odour, and a penetrating warms bitterish taste which is rather nauseous.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
