bitter

this bitter and sanguinary war

the bitter taste of life

a bitter cold night.

take the bitter with the sweet.

the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.

a bitter struggle; bitter foes.

Quinine has a bitter taste.

an anarchic and bitter civil war.

a bitter five-year legal battle.

a bitter winter's eve.

they drank bitter lukewarm coffee.

a bitter wind blew from the north.

a protracted and bitter dispute.

the bitter tears of self-reproach.

the sweets and bitters of life

a bitter cough syrup;