sour

  1. Adjective.  having an acid, sharp or tangy taste.
  2. Adjective.  made rancid by fermentation etc.
  3. Adjective.  tasting or smelling rancid.
  4. Adjective.  peevish or bad-tempered.
  5. Adjective.  (context, of soil) excessively acid and thus infertile.
  6. Adjective.  (context, of petroleum) containing excess sulphur.
  7. Adjective.  unfortunate or unfavorable.
  8. Noun.  the sensation of a sour taste.
  9. Noun.  a drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.
  10. Verb.  To make or become sour.
  11. Verb.  To become disenchanted.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.