acidulous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /əˈsɪdjʊləs/ / /əˈsɪd͡ʒələs/
adj
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin acidulus (“sourish, acidulous”), diminutive of acidus (“sour, acid”). See acid. By surface analysis, acid + -ule + -ous.
- Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.
“the hard, acidulous, metallic tincture of the spring”
- Sharp; caustic.
“He talked with acidulous tolerance of the exalted personages who had sent Ashenden to X.”
- Containing carbonic acid.
“acidulous mineral waters”