Bitesome
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterised or marked by biting
""Flies very bitesome.""
- 2 Causing emotional sting; disappointing; unsatisfactory broadly
"[…] and, as for the other inconveniences, I remember that a Chinese woman who was just beginning to speak English said to her teacher: “Ma'am, in summer the inns are very bitesome. […]”"
- 3 Having a bite to it; piquant.
"Eight dollars affords you an incredible salmon filet, cooked to perfection and dressed with a cucumber yogurt sauce — the perfect contrast to the bitesome peppercorn crust."
Example
More examples"In the first place, a genuine good cider flip could never be made until Boreas came with "bitesome breezes and blew- some blastesses" and froze the barrel of cider in the garret."
Etymology
From bite + -some.
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