Bitterness
Crossword Clue & Answers

16 November 2021
Last seen in: The Guardian Quick
We found 17 answers for the crossword clue 'Bitterness', the most recent of which was seen in the The Guardian Quick.
We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.
We have given Bitterness a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.
As well as being a clue we've also seen Bitterness as an answer itself some 26 times.
Bitterness is a single word clue made up of 10 letters.
We most recently saw this clue in 'The Guardian Quick' on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 with the answer being RANCOUR, but the most popular answer for this clue is ACRIMONY.
We've seen this clue in the following publications:
- The Guardian Quick - 28 Sep 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - 7 Jun 2021
- The Guardian Quick - 3 May 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - 31 Jan 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - 13 Dec 2020
- The Sun Cryptic - 3 Dec 2020
- The Sun Cryptic - 8 Nov 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - 4 Nov 2020
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 16 Oct 2020
- The Sun Cryptic - 22 Sep 2020
Definitions and usage
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- The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- A rough and bitter manner
- The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Crossword Answers
4 Letters
BILE
A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
GALL
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
5 Letters
VENOM
Feeling a need to see others suffer
6 Letters
BITTER
The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
RANCOR
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
7 Letters
ACIDITY
PH values below 7
ILLWILL
A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"
RANCOUR
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
8 Letters
ACERBITY
A rough and bitter manner
ACRIDITY
The quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
ACRIMONY
A rough and bitter manner
JAUNDICE
Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
TARTNESS
The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
9 Letters
ANIMOSITY
A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
10 Letters
RESENTMENT
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
THORNINESS
The quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
11 Letters
ASTRINGENCY
The ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
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