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English
Etymology
From Middle English overbitterli, equivalent to overbitter + -ly.
Adverb
overbitterly (comparative more overbitterly, superlative most overbitterly)
- 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.