# bitterlich

bitterlich is a German adjective meaning “slightly bitter”. Forms: bitterlicher, am bitterlichsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: bitterlicher
- Superlative: am bitterlichsten

## In other languages

- Русский: горьковатый

## Adjective

1. slightly bitter
2. _figurative_ bitter

## Adverb

1. _figurative_ bitterly
2. _figurative_ terribly, extremely

## Examples

- Er weinte bitterlich. — He wept bitterly.
- Gestern sah ich einen Mann bitterlich weinen. — Yesterday I saw a man who was crying bitterly.
- Marilla brach zusammen und weinte bitterlich. — Marilla broke down and wept bitterly.
- Sie begann bitterlich zu weinen. — She began to weep bitterly.
- Viele Tränen wurden um seinetwillen vergossen, und die kleine Gerda weinte lange bitterlich. — Many tears were shed for him, and little Gerda wept bitterly for a long time.

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