bitterly

1. 1.

   with bitterness; in a resentful manner

   “she complained bitterly”
2. 2.

   indicating something hard to accept

   “he was bitterly disappointed”
3. 3.

   extremely and sharply

   “it was bitterly cold”

   “bitter cold”

   Synonymspiercinglybitinglybitter

Questions about bitterly

What does bitterly mean?

bitterly means "with bitterness; in a resentful manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bitterly?

bitterly has 3 syllables: bit-ter-ly. The stress falls on "bit". In IPA it is /ˈbɪtɚli/.

What is another word for bitterly?

Close synonyms include piercingly, bitingly, bitter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bitterly a common word?

bitterly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.