Bitterly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɪtəɹli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Bitterly is an adverb meaning In a bitter manner.
Meaning
In a bitter manner.
More Meanings
- Extremely
Example Sentences
Heidi threw herself down beside Clara's chair and began to cry bitterly.
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.
Liverpool's £58m strikeforce of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored the goals that settled the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park - but Everton were left complaining bitterly about Jack Rodwell's controversial early red card.
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.
Synonyms for bitterly
Depending on context, synonyms include bitter, bitingly, piercingly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bitingly, piercingly, sorely, frightfully, dreadfully, terribly.
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