tangy
adjective
having a tang.
tanginess
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a word derived from
tangy.
Example Sentences
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Mr Traore adds that the slight tanginess of attiéké provides a unique depth to meals, perfectly balancing spicy or savoury sauces.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
By the end of the movie Swayze’s "cooler" has stopped a JCPenney department store from ruining the town’s all-American tanginess, or whatever, and heads off to spruce up some other fetid swill hole.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2024
Buttermilk adds a slight tanginess that compliments the honey, and contributes to keeping the muffins moist.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
The tanginess pairs beautifully with the briny-sweet liquid released by the clams to become a subtly creamy broth that’s as delicious as the clams themselves.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Either way the morning was delightful, clear ocean air seeming to provide both eating and drinking to those who breathed deep of its salt tanginess and ozone.
From The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways by Margaret Penrose
