English-Italian Dictionary

Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.

Cynical and resentful.

Hateful or hostile.

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).

In a bitter manner.

Somewhat bitter.

The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.

Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.

Both bitter and sweet.

(figurative) Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.

Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).

Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.

Any plant of the Cardamine genus, especially Cardamine bulbosa and Cardamine hirsuta.

A plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.

A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter yet edible fruit.

The fruit of these species.

A citrus tree of the species Citrus limetta.

The seed of this tree, which is unpalatably bitter and bears many times the cyanide of the sweet almond.