Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a bitter manner.

    bitterlich

    го́рькоgórʹko

    with bitterness; in a resentful manner

  2. Extremely.

    extremely and sharply

Examples

51 sentences
  1. I was bitterly disappointed.

    Я був гірко розчарований.

    ruЯ был горько разочарован.

    deIch war bitter enttäuscht.

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  2. She wept bitterly.

    Вона гірко плакала.

    ruОна горько плакала.

    deSie weinte bitterlich.

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  3. It was bitterly cold in Boston.

    ruВ Бостоне был жуткий холод.

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  4. She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.

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  5. Tom was bitterly disappointed.

    ruТом был горько разочарован.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English bitterli, biterli, biterliche, from Old English biterlīċe, bitterlīċe

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”).

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Forms

more bitterly, most bitterly
Comparativemore bitterly Lesson
Superlativemost bitterly

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbitter

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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