bitter end (biter end)

[ rides at anchor. bitter-gra bitter-gra (bit'er (bit'er-gras), n. The colic-root of the United States, Aletris farinosa. bitter-head (bit'er-hed), n. A local name in parts of Ohio for the calico-ba , Pomoxys spa roides. bitter-herb (bit'er-erb), n. 1. The European centaury, Erythræa centaurium.-2. The balmony of the United States, Chelone glabra. bittering (bit'er-ing), n. [Verbal n. of bitter1, v.] 1. Same as bittern2, 2.-2. The acquiring by wine of a bitter flavor, due to the formation of brown aldehyde resin or other bitter sub stance, from age or high temperature. bitterish (bit'er-ish), a. [ Somewhat bitter; moderately bitter. bitter-king (bit'er-king), n. [ bitter + king .] A shrub or small tree of the Moluccas, Soula mea amara , natural order Polygalaceæ , all parts of which are intensely bitter and are reputed to po e antiperiodic properties. bitterling (bit'er-ling), n. [ bitter + -ling1 .] A cyprinoid fish, Rhode us amarus , of the fresh waters of central Europe. It resembles a bream in form, but the anal fin is comparatively short (with 12 rays), the lateral line is imperfect, and the female has a long external urogenital tube. bitterly (bit'er-li), adv. [ morse. And he went out and wept bitterly . Mat. xxvi. 75. Everybody knows how bitterly Louis the Fourteenth, towards the close of his life, lamented his former extravagance. Macaulay , Mill on Government. (b) In a severe or harsh manner; sharply; severely; angrily: as, to censure bitterly . The Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. Ruth i. 20.