(ת') מר, מריר, בעל טעם רע; נוקשה; ממורמר, מרוגז, כועס

(ש"ע) (שימוש בריטי) בירה כהה; משקה חריף; מרירות

בירה כהה (בריטניה), מרירות

adj. having a strong unpleasant taste, having an acrid taste; cruel, harsh; resentful, having a feeling of ill will, indignant, angry; very cold

n. (British) dark beer, alcoholic beverage; sour quality; bitterness

v. make bitter

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Noun
1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
(hypernym) ale
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
(synonym) bitterness
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
(synonym) bitterness
(hypernym) taste property
(hyponym) acerbity

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Verb
1. make bitter
(hypernym) change taste
(derivation) bitterness

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Adjective
1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
(synonym) acrimonious
(similar) resentful
2. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
(similar) intolerable
3. 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"
(synonym) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
(similar) unpleasant
4. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
(similar) tasteful
5. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
(similar) sorrowful
6. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
(similar) hostile
7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
(synonym) biting
(similar) painful

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Adverb
1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
(synonym) piercingly, bitterly, bitingly

nm. solicitor, lawyer, advocate; one who requests, one who persuades

pref. picro, bitter (used in combination)

adv. bitterly, acrimoniously, wryly; mournfully

adj. bitter, having an acrid taste; galling, rancored, grim, hurtful, causing bitterness and resentment

nm. bitters