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sour

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adjective

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as in acidic
causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids the sour candy made our mouths all wrinkly inside

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as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard things started off well, but now it's all gone sour

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“Sour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sour. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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