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bitterish

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat bitter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

somewhat bitter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sharp-tasting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bitter + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: acımsov — somewhat bitter
  • Azerbaijani: acımtıl — somewhat bitter
  • Azerbaijani: acımtraq — somewhat bitter
  • Azerbaijani: acıtəhər — somewhat bitter
  • Belarusian: гаркава́ты (harkaváty) — somewhat bitter
  • Finnish: kitkerähkö — somewhat bitter
  • Finnish: katkerahko — somewhat bitter
  • German: bitterlich — somewhat bitter
  • Marathi: कडवट (kaḍvaṭ) — somewhat bitter
  • Polish: gorzkawy — somewhat bitter
  • Romanian: amărui — somewhat bitter
  • Romanian: amăriu — somewhat bitter
  • Russian: горькова́тый (gorʹkovátyj) — somewhat bitter
  • Spanish: amargoso — somewhat bitter
  • Ukrainian: гіркува́тий (hirkuvátyj) — somewhat bitter