Bitter
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ALE
A general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

4 letters

SOUR
Having a sharp biting taste

TART
Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

SORE
An open skin infection

ACID
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

BEER
A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

5 letters

ACERB
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

ALOES
A purgative made from the leaves of aloe

ACRID
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

6 letters

ACIDIC
Being sour to the taste

BITING
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

7 letters

CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

ACERBIC
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

CYNICAL
Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

TRABANT

GALLING

8 letters

BITINGLY
Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"

BITTERLY
Indicating something hard to accept; "he was bitterly disappointed"

VIRULENT
Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

9 letters

VITRIOLIC
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

SULFUROUS
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

RESENTFUL
Full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"

10 letters

SULPHUROUS
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

BLISTERING
The formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

BITTERNESS
The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

PIERCINGLY
In a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly"

11 letters

ACRIMONIOUS
Marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"