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acidulous
acidulousmoderately acid or tart; sharp; caustic: an acidulous critique
Not to be confused with:assiduous – constant; persevering; unremitting: assiduous investigation; continuous; tireless; diligent: an assiduous pursuit of perfectiona·cid·u·lous A0058000 (ə-sĭj′ə-ləs)adj. Slightly sour in taste or in manner.
[From Latin acidulus, diminutive of acidus, sour; see acid.]acidulous (əˈsɪdjʊləs) or acidulentadj1. rather sour2. sharp or sour in speech, manner, etc; acid[C18: from Latin acidulus sourish, diminutive of acidus sour]a•cid•u•lous (əˈsɪdʒ ə ləs) also a•cid•u•lent (-lənt)
adj. 1. slightly sour. 2. sharp; caustic: acidulous criticism. 3. moderately acid or tart; subacid. [1760–70; < Latin acidulus. See acid, -ulous] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | acidulous - being sour to the tasteacidulent, acid, acidicsour - having a sharp biting taste |
acidulousadjectiveHaving a taste characteristic of that produced by acids:acerb, acerbic, acetous, acid, dry, sour, tangy, tart.Translationsacerbeaigreletâprevertacetosoaciduloacidulous
acidulous [ah-sid´u-lus] moderately sour.acidulous An uncommonly used adjective referring to a substance that is slightly acidic.a·cid·u·lous (ă-sid'yŭ-lŭs) Acid or sour. acidulous
Related to acidulous: acidulous waterSynonyms for acidulousadj having a taste characteristic of that produced by acidsSynonyms- acerb
- acerbic
- acetous
- acid
- dry
- sour
- tangy
- tart
Synonyms for acidulousadj being sour to the tasteSynonymsRelated Words |