bitter

Sweetness wants something bitter or sharp to keep it in check.

Nae Campbell, a longtime customer, recalled how this "good woman" could be found vending year-round, whether in searing heat or Chicago's famously bitter cold.

Or a deputy who grapples to represent the parliamentary party in bitter opposition to the wilder elements of the leader's tribe.

Unlike farmed varieties, many apple seedlings produce the bitter, tannic, intensely flavored fruit suited to hard ciders.

“There’s nothing to be gained in bitter partings,” he added.