sour

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sour[1,adjective] sour[2,noun] sour[3,verb] sour ball sour cherry sour cream sour grapes sour grass sour gum sour mash

Main Entry: ¹sour
Pronunciation: 'sau(-&)r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sur; akin to Old High German sur sour, Lithuanian surus salty
1 : causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids <sour pickles> -- compare BITTER, SALT, SWEET
2 a (1) : having the acid taste or smell of or as if of fermentation : TURNED <sour milk> (2) : of or relating to fermentation b : smelling or tasting of decay : RANCID, ROTTEN <sour breath> c (1) : BAD, WRONG <a project gone sour> (2) : HOSTILE, DISENCHANTED <went sour on Marxism>
3 a : UNPLEASANT, DISTASTEFUL b : CROSS, SULLEN c : not up to the usual, expected, or standard quality or pitch
4 : acid in reaction -- used especially of soil
5 : containing malodorous sulfur compounds -- used especially of petroleum products
- sour·ish /'sau(-&)r-ish/ adjective
- sour·ly adverb
- sour·ness noun