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bitter (reproachful), dyseptic, petulant
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sour — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, absonant, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acescency, acescent, acetify, acid, acidic, acidify, acidity, acidulant, acidulate, acidulated, acidulent, acidulous, acidulousness, acrid, acrimonious, aftertaste … Moby Thesaurus
sour´ness — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour … Useful english dictionary
sour´ly — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour … Useful english dictionary
sour — [sour] adj. [ME soure < OE sur, akin to Ger sauer, ON sūrr < IE * suro , sour, salty > Latvian sũrs, salty, bitter] 1. having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc. 2. made acid or rank by or as by fermentation… … English World dictionary
sour — [adj1] bad tasting; gone bad acerb, acetic, acetose, acetous, acid, acidic, acidulated, acrid, astringent, bad, biting, bitter, briny, caustic, curdled, cutting, dry, fermented, green, keen, musty, peppery, piquant, pungent, rancid, salty, sharp … New thesaurus
sour-faced — ˈsour faced f10 [sour faced] adjective usually before noun (of a person) having a bad tempered or unpleasant expression … Useful english dictionary
sour — sour1 [sauə US saur] adj [: Old English; Origin: sur] 1.) having a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a ↑lemon or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten ≠ ↑sweet →↑bitter ▪ Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour. ▪ sour cherries →↑sweet and sour … Dictionary of contemporary English
sour — [[t]sa͟ʊ ə(r)[/t]] sours, souring, soured 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. → See also sweet and sour The stewed apple was sour even with honey. Syn: bitter 2) ADJ Sour milk is milk that … English dictionary
sour — 1 adjective 1 having a sharp acid taste that stings your tongue, like the taste of a lemon: sour, tangy apples | Sprinkle a little sugar over the strawberries if they are sour. compare bitter 1 (4), sweet 1 (1) 2 milk or other food that is sour… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. acid, tart, bitter; fermented, unpleasant; morose, testy, touchy. See sourness, irascibility, unsavoriness.Ant., sweet, good humored. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sour in taste] Syn. acid, acidulated … English dictionary for students
