sourish

sourish
sour ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a sharp taste like lemon or vinegar. 2) tasting or smelling rancid from fermentation or staleness. 3) resentful, bitter, or angry.
► NOUN ▪ a cocktail made by mixing a spirit with lemon or lime juice.
► VERB ▪ make or become sour.
● go (or turn) sour — Cf. ↑turn sour
● sour grapes — Cf. ↑sour grapes
DERIVATIVES sourish adjective sourly adverb sourness noun.
ORIGIN Old English.

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