Bitter

bifter, a. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste; causing pain, smart, or distre ; characterized by sharpne , severitv, or cruelty; mournful; distre ing; pitiable. — Bit^terish, a. Somewhat bitter.—Bit'terishne , re. — Bit'terly, adv. — Bitter a ne , re.— Bit 'tern, -tern,»re. The brine remaining in saltworks after the salt is concreted; a very bitter compound of qua ia, cocculus indicus, etc. — Bit're. ters, -terz, re. pi. Liquor, generally spirituous, in which bitter herbs or roots have been steeped.— a Bit'ter-spar, -spar, re. A mineral consisting of carbonate of lime and carbonate of magnesia, — the a soluble salts of the magnesia being bitter. — Bifter-sweet, re. (Bot.) A climbing plant, whose root, when chewed, produces a bitter, then a sweet taste. — Bit'terwort, -wert, re. (Bot.) Yellow gentian.