acidulous

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/əˈsɪdjʊləs/

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/əˈsɪdjʊləs/ · /əˈsɪd͡ʒələs/

Definition of acidulous

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adj

Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.

“the hard, acidulous, metallic tincture of the spring”

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adj

Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.

“the hard, acidulous, metallic tincture of the spring”
(figuratively)Sharp; caustic.

“He talked with acidulous tolerance of the exalted personages who had sent Ashenden to X.”
Containing carbonic acid.

“acidulous mineral waters”

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Learned borrowing from Latin acidulus (“sourish, acidulous”), diminutive of acidus (“sour, acid”). See acid. By surface analysis, acid + -ule + -ous.

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