Embittered and Spoiled

Embittered

Embittered adjective - Having or showing deep-seated resentment.

Spoiled and embittered are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spoiled" instead a verb "Embittered".

Nearby Word: embittering

Spoiled

Spoiled adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.

Embittered and spoiled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Embittered" instead a verb "Spoiled".

Nearby Words: spoil, spoiling, spoilage, spoilt, spoiler

Both words in one sentence

  • Older Than Steam: This goes at least as far back as King Lear by William Shakespeare, which contrasts Lear's two spoiled daughters with Gloucester's embittered bastard son Edmund.
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