bittersweet
/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ adjective C2- Both bitter and sweet. · bittersweet chocolate
- Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure. · The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
- Of bittersweet color (see the noun section, below).
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Clemens eloquently captures the bittersweet realization that the romanticized world of his youth had irrevocably vanished, replaced by the relentless march of industrial progress.
The new sentence flowed gracefully, capturing the bittersweet essence of the original without resorting to clumsy, overtly explanatory phrasing.
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