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sour
adjective(sour)
inaccurate in pitch
Synonyms: false, off-key,
Examples:
A false (or sour) note.
sour
adjective(sour)
smelling of fermentation or staleness
Synonyms: rancid,
sour
noun(sour)
the property of being acidic
Synonyms: acidity, sourness,
sour
adjective(sour)
showing a brooding ill humor
Synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sullen,
Examples:
A sour temper.
sour
adjective(sour)
in an unpalatable state
Synonyms: off, turned,
Examples:
Sour milk.
sour
verb(sour)
go sour or spoil
Synonyms: ferment, turn, work,
Examples:
The milk has soured.
sour
noun(sour)
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Synonyms: sourness, tartness,
sour
verb(sour)
make sour or more sour
Synonyms: acetify, acidify, acidulate,
Antonyms: sweeten,
sour
noun(sour)
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
sour
adjective(sour)
having a sharp biting taste
Antonyms: sweet,
sour
adjective(sour)
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

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