vinegarish
[ vin-i-ger-ish ]
/ ˈvɪn ɪ gər ɪʃ /
adjective
resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
RELATED WORDS
biting, pungent, acerbic, piquant, dour, grouchy, testy, quarrelsome, cranky, prickly, grumpy, irascible, sharp, tart, acidulous, vinegary, bad-tempered, captious, choleric, contrary
Nearby words
- vinedresser,
- vinegar,
- vinegar eel,
- vinegar fly,
- vinegarette,
- vinegarroon,
- vinegarweed,
- vinegary,
- vineland,
- vinery
Origin of vinegarish
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for vinegarish
But I am morally certain she has all sorts of vinegarish names for me.
Anne|Constance Fenimore WoolsonAmong the ladies, there are two orders of lips—the nectarine and the vinegarish.