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# bitterly

«bitterly» in Mova's school dictionary: **In an angry, hurt and unhappy way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (bitterly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In an angry, hurt and unhappy way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#m1)

2) Very, extremely, when talking about cold weather: bitterly cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#m2)

3) Very strongly, in phrases like bitterly disappointed or bitterly opposed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows strong unhappy feelings ("she wept bitterly") or very harsh weather. In the news and history it describes fierce arguments and fights. Phrases: "bitterly cold", "bitterly disappointed", "bitterly complained", "bitterly fought".

### examples

- It was bitterly cold, so we wore two jumpers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#x1)
- He cried bitterly when his dog ran away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#x2)
- We were bitterly disappointed when the trip was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#x3)
- The two teams fought bitterly for the cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#x4)
- "That's not fair," she said bitterly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#x5)
- The wind blew bitterly across the field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#x6)
- And so saying he wept bitterly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/#x7)

### note

Adverb from the adjective "bitter" (sour taste, or angry and hurt). "Bitterly cold" just means very cold, not angry.

### In the corpora

- [The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1622/)
- [Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.688/)
- [Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.184/)
- [As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.672/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bitterly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.