कटु

Monier-Williams · kaṭu
kaṭu mf(vii and us)n. (Uṇ. i, 9 ‖ kṛt) pungent, acrid, sharp (one of the six kinds of flavour, rasa, q.v.) MBh. Suśr. Bhag. &c ‖ pungent, stimulating (as smell), strong-scented, ill-smelling MBh. xiv Ragh. v, 48 R. &c ‖ bitter, caustic (as words) displeasing, disagreeable (as sounds) ‖ fierce, impetuous, hot, envious Ragh. vi, 85 Pañcat. &c ‖ (us), m. pungency, acerbity (as of a flavour) L. ; [ kartus, 'bitter'] ‖ Trichosanthes Dioeca Suśr ‖ Michelia Campaka L ‖ N. of several other plants L ‖ a kind of camphor L ‖ (us and vii), f. N. of several plants ‖ (u), n. an improper

विस्तृत संस्कृत–हिन्दी · adjective
अन्येषां कृते पीडाजनकं वचनम्।; "तस्य कट्वी वाणी न कस्मैचन रोचते।"

विस्तृत संस्कृत–हिन्दी · adjective
यस्य स्वादः तीक्ष्णः अस्ति।; "कटु भोजनं सुपाच्यं नास्ति।"