Definition of Bittersweet

Noun

  • twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
    - american bittersweet - climbing bittersweet - false bittersweet - staff vine - shrubby bittersweet - celastrus scandens
  • poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries
    widespread weed in North America
    - bittersweet nightshade - climbing nightshade - deadly nightshade - poisonous nightshade - woody nightshade - solanum dulcamara

Adjective

  • having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
  • tinged with sadness
    "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
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Unscramble bittersweet

323 unscramble word found using the letters bittersweet.
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