bitesome

Characterised or marked by biting

"Flies very bitesome."

In the first place, a genuine good cider flip could never be made until Boreas came with "bitesome breezes and blew- some blastesses" and froze the barrel of cider in the garret.

Causing emotional sting; disappointing; unsatisfactory

[…] and, as for the other inconveniences, I remember that a Chinese woman who was just beginning to speak English said to her teacher: “Ma'am, in summer the inns are very bitesome. […]”

The inn was about the dirtiest that I had been in for many a long day. It was rather 'bitesome' also, and under such conditions one cannot well sleep.

Having a bite to it; piquant.

Eight dollars affords you an incredible salmon filet, cooked to perfection and dressed with a cucumber yogurt sauce — the perfect contrast to the bitesome peppercorn crust.