The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SATURNINE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2003.
Bitter or scornful crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SATURNINE | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bitter or scornful
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- saturnine
- acid
- cynical
- taunt
- deride
- sarcasm
- sardonic
- diatribe
- invective
- philippic
- rail
- rails
Crossword Answer definitions
SATURNINE adjective- Of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow to change and react.
- Of a setting: depressing, dull, gloomy.
- Of, pertaining to, or containing lead (which was symbolically associated with the planet Saturn by alchemists).
- Of a disease: caused by lead poisoning (saturnism); of a person: affected by lead poisoning.
- Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Saturn; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).
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