vinegarish

[ vin-i-ger-ish ]

/ ˈvɪn ɪ gər ɪʃ /

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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, vinegarish, vinegarroon, vinegarweed, vinegary, vineland, vinery

Origin of vinegarish

First recorded in 1640–50; vinegar + -ish¹

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Examples from the Web for vinegarish

But I am morally certain she has all sorts of vinegarish names for me.
Anne|Constance Fenimore Woolson
Among the ladies, there are two orders of lips—the nectarine and the vinegarish.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837|Various