bittered

verb

USBIT-urd/ˈbɪ.tɚd/UKBIT-uhd/ˈbɪt.ə(ɹ)d/

1 meaning of bittered

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verb
Simple past and past participle of bitter.
The brewer bittered the wort with fresh hops during the boil.
Long years of loss had bittered the old man's temper.
Note
A regular -ed form of the verb that means to make something bitter, not to be bitter. Past tense and participle share one spelling, so the grammar around it decides the role: the brewer bittered the wort, but the wort was bittered with hops. Keep it apart from the adjective bitter. The adjective describes a taste or a mood, while bittered names the action that caused it.

bittered is a form of bitter

bitter, verb: To give something a bitter taste. Full entry

Forms: bitterbitters he/she/itbittering -ing formbittered past tense, past participle
Spelling: bitter → bittered: add -ed

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