bittersweet
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bittersweet/bɪtəˈswiːt/
▶adjective
- 1 sweet with a bitter aftertaste.
- 2 arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain.
- 1 another term for woody nightshade.
- 2 a vine-like American climbing plant bearing clusters of bright orange pods. [Celastrus scandens and other species.]
'bittersweet' also found in these Oxford entries:
