The water was faintly bitter, but cold, and not unpalatable.

He liked the faintly bitter piquancy and took a larger swallow.

Elliott gave a faintly bitter smile as they went on into the box.

It has a dark, faintly bitter taste-as of tears.

She gave a little forced smile, faintly bitter.

It was faintly bitter, smelling of male and lusty promise.

The liquor tasted faintly bitter beneath the sugar, as if the glass weren't quite clean.

And while the air was breathable, it left a faintly bitter taste in the back of the throat.

The taste was faintly bitter, almost salty, but it seemed to her the most delicious water she had ever drunk.

There was a faintly bitter note in her voice, though she spoke calmly enough.