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aftertaste

[ af-ter-teyst, ahf- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a taste remaining after the substance causing it is no longer in the mouth.
the remaining sensation following an unpleasant experience, incident, etc.:
the aftertaste of a bad marriage.

aftertaste

/ ˈɑːftəˌteɪst /

First recorded in 1820–30; after + taste

And when you take a sip, it reveals itself to be smooth and warm, with a slight caramel aftertaste.

Yet the return of the dictatorship in the Maldives inevitably adds a sour aftertaste to the film.

Belgian ale like Chimay is rich with fruity and peppery notes and sometimes has a bitter aftertaste.

Its poisonous smell and soapy aftertaste should lead to suspicion of this ivory dome; but nobody seems to mind them.

Thus she comforted herself before the aftertaste of Miss von Schwertfeger's late visits was dispelled by new dreams of happiness.

Not for her home in the Vicolo: this everlasting love-making with its aftertaste of stale sugar had turned her sick of Padua.

There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.

He crushed the paper in his hand as though those words contained for him a strange and bitter aftertaste.

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