# bitterly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈbɪtəɹli/ · frequency rank #19,768

## Definitions
1. In a bitter manner.
2. Extremely

## Etymology
From Middle English bitterli, biterli, biterliche, from Old English biterlīċe, bitterlīċe (“bitterly”), equivalent to bitter + -ly. Cognate with German Low German bitterlik (“bitterly”), German bitterlich (“bitterly”), Swedish bitterligen (“bitterly”).

## Easily confused with
- **buttery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitterly-vs-buttery)
- **butterfly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitterly-vs-butterfly)
- **bitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitter-vs-bitterly)
- **battery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/battery-vs-bitterly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbitterly`, `biterly`, `bitetrly`, `bittelry`, `bitterlly`, `bitterlyy`, `bitterrly`, `bitteryl`, `bittrely`, `btiterly`, `ibtterly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bitterly