overbitterly

English

Etymology

From Middle English overbitterli, equivalent to overbitter +‎ -ly.

Adverb

overbitterly (comparative more overbitterly, superlative most overbitterly)

1. in an overbitter manner
   • 1911, John Henry Newman, William Paine Neville, William John Copeland, The Works of Cardinal Newman, published 1845:

     I just wanted to say this much, for, though dangerous to dwell on in a common way, it seems to me just the sort of help which one's infirmity might need and thankfully receive when the sense of being calumniated comes overbitterly upon us.