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The correct spelling is sourer.

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adjective

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The correct spelling is sourer. Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste. For example: "Lemons have a sour taste."

Usage Examples

Lemons have a sour taste.

Don't drink that milk; it's turned sour.

His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
  2. 2.Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
  3. 3.Tasting or smelling rancid.
  4. 4.(of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.
  5. 5.(of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.

noun

  1. 1.That which makes something sour.

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