"bitterly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪtəɹli/ [General-American], /ˈbɪtəli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-bitterly.ogg Forms: more bitterly [comparative], most bitterly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English bitterli, biterli, biterliche, from Old English biterlīċe, bitterlīċe (“bitterly”), equivalent to bitter + -ly. Cognate with German Low German bitterlik (“bitterly”), German bitterlich (“bitterly”), Swedish bitterligen (“bitterly”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bitterli}} Middle English bitterli, {{inh|en|ang|biterlīċe}} Old English biterlīċe, {{suffix|en|bitter|ly}} bitter + -ly, {{cog|nds-de|bitterlik|t=bitterly}} German Low German bitterlik (“bitterly”), {{cog|de|bitterlich|t=bitterly}} German bitterlich (“bitterly”), {{cog|sv|bitterligen|t=bitterly}} Swedish bitterligen (“bitterly”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} bitterly (comparative more bitterly, superlative most bitterly)
  1. In a bitter manner. Translations (in a bitter manner): amargament (Catalan), hořce (Czech), amare (Esperanto), katkerasti (Finnish), amèrement (French), amargamente (Galician), bitterlich (German), 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 (baitraba) (Gothic), epésen (Hungarian), améthement (Norman), bettalich (Plautdietsch), amargamente (Portuguese), го́рько (górʹko) (Russian), amargamente (Spanish)
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  2. Extremely
    Sense id: en-bitterly-en-adv-iSy6vm2e
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