vinegary

  • 91tart — I adj 1. sharp, sour, acid, acerb, acerbic; acidulous, acescent, acetous, vinegary; acrid, bitter, pungent, harsh, piquant, unripe. 2. caustic, cutting, mordant, biting, acrimonious; trenchant, incisive, piercing, pricking, scathing, burning,… …

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  • 92acid — adjective 1) an acid flavour Syn: sour, acidic, tart, sharp, vinegary 2) acid remarks Syn: sharp, sharp tongued, sarcastic, scathing, cutting, biting …

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  • 93bitter — adjective 1) bitter coffee Syn: sharp, acid, acrid, tart, sour, vinegary 2) a bitter row Syn: acrimonious, hostile, angry, rancorous, spiteful, vici …

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  • 94sour — 1. adjective 1) sour wine Syn: acid, acidic, tart, bitter, sharp, vinegary, pungent 2) sour milk Syn: bad, off, turned, curdled, rancid …

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  • 95acetous — ac•e•tous [[t]ˈæs ɪ təs, əˈsi [/t]] also ac•e•tose [[t] ˌtoʊs, toʊs[/t]] adj. 1) containing or producing acetic acid 2) sour; producing or resembling vinegar; vinegary • Etymology: 1770–80; < LL acetōsus. See acetum, ous …

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  • 96volatile — /ˈvɒlətaɪl / (say voluhtuyl), Originally US / təl/ (say tuhl) adjective 1. evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapour: a volatile oil. 2. easily provoked to violence or anger. 3. likely to change suddenly and unpredictably:… …

  • 97acid — [adj1] bitter, sour in taste acerbic, acidulous, biting, piquant, pungent, sharp, tart, vinegarish, vinegary; concept 613 Ant. bland, sweet acid [adj2] having acidic, corrosive properties acerbic, acidulous, acrid, anti alkaline, biting,… …

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  • 98bitter — [adj1] pungent, sharp absinthal, absinthian, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, amaroidal, astringent, harsh, sour, tart, unsweetened, vinegary; concept 613 Ant. bland, mild, pleasant, sweet bitter [adj2] hostile, nasty acrimonious, alienated,… …

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  • 99cantankerous — [adj] difficult, crabby badtempered, bearish, captious, choleric, contrary, cranky, critical, cross, crotchety*, crusty*, disagreeable, dour, grouchy*, grumpy*, huffy*, ill humored, ill natured, irascible, irritable, morose, obstinate, ornery*,… …

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  • 100cranky — [adj] in bad mood bad humored, bearish, cantankerous, choleric, crabby, cross, crotchety, cussed, disagreeable, got up on wrong side of bed*, grouchy, grumpy, hot tempered, illhumored, irascible, irritable, like a bear*, mean, ornery*, out of… …

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