acidulous

[ uh-sij-uh-luh s ]

/ əˈsɪdʒ ə ləs /

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adjective

slightly sour.

sharp; caustic: his acidulous criticism of the book.

moderately acid or tart; subacid.

Nearby words

acidophilus milk, acidosis, acidulant, acidulate, acidulent, acidulous, aciduria, aciduric, acidy, acierate, aciform

Also acidulent.

Origin of acidulous

From the Latin word acidulus, dating back to 1760–70. See acid, -ulous

Related forms

sub·a·cid·u·lous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for acidulous

There was an acidulous resentment in the tone of her answer that indicated that she wanted her husband to send me away.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
Clancy discovered that those full lips could be as acidulous as they were sensuous.
Find the Woman|Arthur Somers Roche
Or to make head or tail, flesh, fowl, or good red herring of one of Auberon Herbert's acidulous jeremiads?
Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887|Various
The first is prepared for neutral solutions; the last for acidulous ones.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

The latter moved in a sensuous deliberation, followed by a thin, acidulous trail of smoke, into inner rooms.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer

British Dictionary definitions for acidulous

acidulous

acidulent

/ (əˈsɪdjʊləs) /

adjective

rather sour

sharp or sour in speech, manner, etc; acid

Word Origin for acidulous

C18: from Latin acidulus sourish, diminutive of acidus sour

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acidulous

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acidulous

acidulent

adjective

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acidulous

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