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Definition of bitterly : In a bitter manner.

Synonyms:

unhappily, tempestuous, ruefully, regretfully, passionate, dolorously, ardent, sadly, with bitterness, hysterical, irritated, torrid, cross, sorrowfully, bitter, wailfully, displeased, shrilly, mad, belligerent, soulful, upset, plaintively, mournfully, lugubriously, angry, intense, inconsolably, put out, wretchedly, dolefully, annoyed, emotional, impassioned, histrionic, fed up, hardly

pungently (part of speech: adverb)

poignantly, acridly, spicily

malevolently (part of speech: adverb)

corrosively, venomously, ill-naturedly, viciously, wickedly, cattily, evilly, meanly, sinisterly, virulently, malignantly, malevolently, nastily, foully, hatefully, maliciously

resentfully (part of speech: adverb)

discontentedly, antagonistically, resentfully, enviously

sourly (part of speech: adverb)

pungently, piquantly, sharply

irritably (part of speech: adverb)

caustically, irritably, pettily, acrimoniously, crossly, touchily, sourly, bellicosely, acidly, peevishly, tartly, bitchily, churlishly, acerbically, cantankerously, spitefully, petulantly, surlily, huffily, crankily

painfully (part of speech: adverb)

grievously, agonizingly, distressingly, gruelingly, excruciatingly, tryingly, tormentingly, aggravatingly, unpleasantly, troublesomely, gnawingly, witheringly, unbearably, sorely, irritatingly, annoyingly, painfully, uncomfortably, woefully, achingly, bitingly, miserably, horrendously, smartingly, piercingly, hurtfully, irksomely, arduously, offensively, disagreeably, cruelly, odiously, torturously, stingingly, oppressively, acutely, insufferably, severely, distressfully

coldly (part of speech: adverb)

frigidly, frozenly, icily, frostily, coldly

Usage examples:

  • He laughed out bitterly. - "Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel", E. Werner.
  • Alice Attwill smiled bitterly. - "A Butterfly on the Wheel", Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull.
  • She felt herself turning on him, bitterly. - "Caribbee", Thomas Hoover.