bitter cold
Of an environment, very cold and unpleasantOf an environment, very cold and unpleasant.
» It's bitter cold.
Es ist bitterkalt. — Espi
Холод стоит пронизывающий. — odexed
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1 sensesOf an environment, very cold and unpleasant.
Examples
7 sentencesIt's bitter cold.
ruХолод стоит пронизывающий. — odexed
deEs ist bitterkalt. — Espi
Sami walked into the bitter cold.
We were all shaking from the bitter cold.
Our clothing wasn't up to the task of protecting us from the bitter cold.
deUnsere Kleidung war nicht ausreichend, um uns vor der schneidenden Kälte zu schützen. — Esperantostern
It's bitter cold here.
Origin
Coined by William Shakespeare in 1602 in "Hamlet," act 1, scene 1:Coined by William Shakespeare in 1602 in "Hamlet," act 1, scene 1:
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Forms
more bitter cold, most bitter cold| Comparative | more bitter cold Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bitter cold Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.