adjective#8,242 by frequency
sour
/ˈsaʊ.ə/
Tasting of acidity; Made rancid by fermentation, etc; Tasting or smelling rancid; Hostile or unfriendly
- comparative
- sourer
- superlative
- sourest
Meanings
- 1
Tasting of acidity
The milk has turned sour.
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Is it sweet or sour?
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- 2
Made rancid by fermentation, etc
- 3
Tasting or smelling rancid
- 4
Hostile or unfriendly
- 5
Excessively acidic and thus infertile — of soilrare
- 6
Containing excess sulfur — of petroleumrare
- 7
Unfortunate or unfavorablerare
- 8
Off-pitch, out of tunerare