· English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)

Hypernym(s): ale

· the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

Synonym(s): bitterness

Hypernym(s): taste, taste_sensation, gustatory_sensation, taste_perception, gustatory_perception

· the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

Synonym(s): bitterness

Hypernym(s): taste_property

· make bitter

Hypernym(s): change_taste

· marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

Synonym(s): acrimonious

· very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"

· harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

Synonym(s): acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

· expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"

· proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"

· causing a sharp and acrid taste experience; "quinine is bitter"

· causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"

Synonym(s): biting

· extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"

Synonym(s): piercingly, bitterly, bitingly