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Uncommon
adj
•
Having
an
acidic
,
sharp
or
tangy
taste
.
•
Made
rancid
by
fermentation
, etc.
•
Tasting
or
smelling
rancid
.
•
Peevish
or
bad-tempered
.
•
Excessively
acidic
and thus
infertile
.
•
Containing
excess
sulfur
.
•
Unfortunate
or
unfavorable
.
•
In Music:
Off-pitch,
out of tune
.
verb
•
To make
sour
.
•
To become
sour
.
•
To
spoil
or
mar
; to make
disenchanted
.
•
To become
disenchanted
.
•
To make (soil)
cold
and
unproductive
.
•
To
macerate
(lime) and
render
it
fit
for
plaster
or
mortar
.
•
To process (fabric) after
bleaching
, using
hydrochloric acid
or
sulphuric acid
to
wash out
the
lime
.
noun
•
The
sensation
of a
sour
taste
.
•
A
drink
made with
whiskey
,
lemon
or
lime juice
and
sugar
.
•
Any
cocktail
containing
lemon
or
lime juice
.
•
A
sour
or
acid
substance
; whatever
produces
a
painful
effect
.
•
The
acidic
solution
used in
souring
fabric
.
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acid
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vinegary
tart
acetose
acidulent
fermented
Related
bitter
rancid
watery
peppery
citrusy
caramel
pungent
mushy
sweet
salty
taste
delicious
fruity
flavor
spicy
nutty
chewy
rotten
sweeten
acidic
dull
curdle
tangy
savoury
taint
juicy
smell
aroma
juice
perfumy
muddy
lemon
sticky
custard
sweetness
mellow
runny
red
stale
numb
flavorful
citrus
crunchy
sugary
savory
flavored
flavors
aftertaste
boozy
umami
earthy
ferment
sickly sweet
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Opposite
sweet
Rhymes
our
lour
dour
hour
sour
Gower
lower
bower
dower
power
scour
cower
Lauer
tower
devour
shower
glower
aflower
empower
deflower
enflower
disempower
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Lineage
sour
English
sour
Middle English (1100-1500)
sur
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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