Bitter and Raw

Bitter

Bitter adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.
Usage example: a bitter wind was stinging the faces of the skiers

Raw is a synonym for bitter in piercing topic. In some cases you can use "Raw" instead an adjective "Bitter", when it comes to topics like freezing.

Raw

Raw adjective - Uncomfortably cool.
Usage example: evenings in those mountains, even during the summer, tend to be a little raw

Bitter is a synonym for raw in harsh topic. You can use "Bitter" instead an adjective "Raw", if it concerns topics such as bleak, chilly.

Nearby Word: rawness

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Drawn Together Those people got a raw deal The Eeyore: Subverted with Toot, who is so bitter and repulsive that she really garners no sympathy whatsoever.
  • Hideous Hangover Cure It seems to go either way on whether the eels were eaten cooked or raw, and at least some versions had the eels and bitter almonds being made into a paste together.
  • Bitter apricot kernels (almonds and apricots are both in the Prunus genus and of the Rosaceae (rose) family) are sold as "organic, raw, and gluten free health food" and made claim that they are cancer fighters with their Vitamin B17.
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