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(adj) acrimonious
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
an acrimonious dispute; bitter about the divorce
(adj) biting
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
bitter cold; a biting wind
(adj) sulfurous, sulphurous, caustic, blistering, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, virulent, vitriolic
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
(adv) bitingly, bitterly, piercingly
extremely and sharply
it was bitterly cold; bitter cold
(noun) bitterness
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
(noun) bitterness
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth