tart
adjective
sharp to the taste; sour or acid.
tarter
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comparativeof tart.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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English and organic red wines, which he says can taste tarter, are among his favourites to drink chilled.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Similar to the Italian lemons—the tarter Sorrento and the sweeter Sfumato—used to make limoncello, my two lemon varieties impart different levels of sweetness and tartness.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2022
The sauce will tilt sweeter or tarter depending on the citrus you choose, but that’s half the fun of it because there is a wide berth of goodness there.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2021
And there’s a rabbit hole of detail to descend into: freckles, skin moles and scars, teeth tarter, nose hair and shaving nicks on the necks and faces of figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2020
Beat the yolks of four eggs very light, with a cup of sugar, three-quarters cup creamed butter, and a glass of jelly, the tarter the better.
From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by Martha McCulloch-Williams
