Acidulous

Word ACIDULOUS
Character 9
Hyphenation a cid u lous
Pronunciations /əˈsɪdjʊləs/

Definitions and meanings of "Acidulous"

What do we mean by acidulous?

Slightly sour in taste or in manner. adjective

Slightly sour; subacid, as cream of tartar, oranges, gooseberries, etc.

Figuratively, sour in feeling or expression; sharp; caustic; harsh.

Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish. adjective

Such as contain carbonic anhydride. adjective

Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as an acidulous tincture - Edmund Burke adjective

Being sour to the taste adjective

Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.

Sharp; caustic.

Containing carbonic acid.

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The word "acidulous" in example sentences

He wanted to cancel the project — unless I was willing to expand my introduction, incorporating some of the acidulous commentary into a calmer treatment of the matter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Every member of the cast shines at varying intensities: Ms. McAdams as a young almost-married who's lively and attractive, albeit a scold; Kurt Fuller as Inez's acidulous father; Mimi Kennedy as her dryly sarcastic mother; and, in lesser roles, Nina Arianda, Tom Hiddleston, Daniel Lundh and Michel Vuillermoz. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

Gillian Keith fizzed skittishly and effortlessly as Zerbinetta, an acidulous sop to Orla Boylan's munificent, creamy but variably toned Ariadne. ❋ Fiona Maddocks (2010)

Over the Dolphins stadium's public address system, Bailar asked God, "Father and Mother of us all," to protect his "gentle dophins" from the "voracious beasts of prey" and to "limit ... the obfuscations of sportscaster Howard Cosell acidulous tongue, so that he may describe this night truly and grammatically as it is..." ❋ Ed.D. Shirl James Hoffman (2011)

His observations range from the cheerful to the acidulous but are never malicious. ❋ Norman Lebrecht (2011)

In a Robert Altman film that's almost bursting with superb performances, Maggie Smith shines as the Countess of Trentham, a mistress of acidulous put-downs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Int he end, he was too acidulous, too independent to get the top job. ❋ Jacob Heilbrunn (2010)

As the pods ripen, turning from green to brown, they fill out with a juicy, acidulous, reddish brown pulp. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Raucous, acidulous, decidedly impolite, yet stylistically arresting, this book is bloody brilliant and if it's way over the top, that's what makes Chabon such a great writer. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A number of the young men near the bus stared right through us, numb with rage and fear perhaps, nerves frayed by acidulous thoughts. ❋ Philip J Cunningham (2009)

Near the film's end, Kevin Costner's character, Bud Johnson, reduces all the funny, acidulous and slapstick bits into a question to the presidential candidates that should be the very first one asked at the first real-life presidential debate -- if the moderator has the nerve to ask it: ❋ Unknown (2008)

And ... if we don't pull it back NOW, and left unchecked, this negative, acerbic, acidulous climate -- which is being fueled on the Internet and by biased main stream media pundits -- will result in avolatileenvironment which could rent this country in two at the conclusion of this race. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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