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[ bit-erz ] / ˈbɪt ərz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bitters ON THESAURUS.COM
noun (used with a plural verb)a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic. Pharmacology. - a liquid, usually alcoholic, impregnated with a bitter medicine, as gentian or quassia, used to increase the appetite or as a tonic.
- bitter medicinal substances in general, as quinine.
Origin of bittersFirst recorded in 1705–15; bitter + -s3 Words nearby bittersbitter principle, bitterroot, Bitterroot Range, Bitterroot River, bitter rot, bitters, bittersweet, bitterweed, bitterwood, bitterwort, bitting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bittersHe dashes in a few drops of bitters, and then gently crushes the sugar with a muddler. The Rise and Fall…and Rise Again of the Old-Fashioned|Allison McNearney|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Within its 1806 embodiment of the cocktail incarnate—spirit, sweetner, bitters, water—there is traditionalism,” Simonson writes. The Rise and Fall…and Rise Again of the Old-Fashioned|Allison McNearney|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST "Almost all of the bitters, whiskeys, or absinthes you see in Buenos Aires are illegal," he says. The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST He makes me a 20's Sazerac with Jack Daniels, Peychaud's Bitters, simple syrup, and local Tigre de la Ira absinthe. The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Top with bitters and liquid smoke and garnish with a flamed lemon zest. Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|September 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST Bitters, “medicinal wines” and such liquors have no virtues worth speaking of. Lights and Shadows of New York Life|James D. McCabe He rode along the village street, his mind's ear ringing with Byle's parting advice: "Don't forget the bitters." A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable In the good old days its root was an important part of spring bitters. In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur The former are simply appetizers, usually of the bitters class, and are taken before meals. A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix It has recently been highly recommended in dyspepsia, combined with other bitters or aperients. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
British Dictionary definitions for bitters
pl nbitter-tasting spirits of varying alcoholic content flavoured with plant extracts a similar liquid containing a bitter-tasting substance, used as a tonic to stimulate the appetite or improve digestion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bittersaroma, aftertaste, annoy, disillusion, aggravate, exasperate, irritate, disaffect, sour, exacerbate, sweet, sting, zing, zip, savor, jolt, bang, bitter, kick, zest |