Dictionary Check: bittersweet

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"bittersweet" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

adjective

tinged with sadness

Example: "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
adjective

having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

Synonyms:
semisweet
noun

poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

Synonyms:
bittersweet nightshade climbing nightshade deadly nightshade poisonous nightshade woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara
noun

twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Synonyms:
American bittersweet climbing bittersweet false bittersweet staff vine waxwork shrubby bittersweet Celastrus scandens

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