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acidulous
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Word definitions for acidulous in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acidulous \A*cid"u*lous\, a. [L. acidulus, dim. of acidus. See Acid.] Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture. --E. Burke. Acidulous mineral waters , such as contain carbonic anhydride.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1769, "sub-acidic," used figuratively for "sour-tempered;" from Latin acidulus "slightly sour," a diminutive of acidus (see acid (adj.)).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. tasting sour like acid [syn: acidic , acidulent ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
Usage examples of acidulous.
It did not matter that Wheeler would not have wished the acidulous Gabbert on anyone as a lover.
The thick leaves contain an abundant acidulous astringent juice, which is mucilaginous, and affords malic acid, identical with that of the Apple.
Even Archondula, that stiff, acidulous old maid, had run into the street with her deaf-and-dumb brother on her arm.
Simon bit into one, and found his mouth suddenly curdled into an acidulous ball.