bitterly
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bitterly
- /ˈbɪtəɹli/ US
- /ˈbɪtəli/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English bitterli, biterli, biterliche, from Old English biterlīċe, bitterlīċe (“bitterly”), equivalent to bitter + -ly. Cognate with German Low German bitterlik (“bitterly”), German bitterlich (“bitterly”), Swedish bitterligen (“bitterly”).
adverb more bitterly · most bitterly
- In a bitter manner. Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.
- Extremely. On a bitterly cold evening at Wembley, the Lionesses knew only victory would be enough to keep alive Team GB's hopes of competing in Paris.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bitingly, piercingly, with bitterness, sorely, frightfully, dreadfully, terribly, furiously, woefully, appallingly, harshly, horrendously, ferociously, horribly, awfully, grossly
Translations
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adv in a bitter manner
| Español | amargamente |
|---|---|
| Português | amargamente |
| Français | amèrement |
| Deutsch | bitterlich |
| Русский | го́рько górʹko |
Talk about this word "bitterly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bitterly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bitterly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bitterly "bitterly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bitterly.Cite this
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