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English

sourer

adjective

Meaning

  1. Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
  2. Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
  3. Tasting or smelling rancid.
  4. (of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.
  5. (of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.
  6. (of petroleum) Containing excess sulfur.
  7. That which makes something sour.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

austerity(English)sourdough(English)acerbitude(English)sorance(English)souce(English)beeregar(English)sowce(English)salt of lemon(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data