vinegary

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Sour; like vinegar.
    — When Martha reopened the bottle of wine from the previous week's party, a vinegary whiff indicated that drinking it was out of the question.
  2. Acerbic, bitter, irritable. figuratively
    — Then she remembered Jalil's disgusting behaviour of the previous evening and turned to give him vinegary words.
  3. Of a liquid, having turned partially or fully to vinegar.

词形变化

more vinegary comparative most vinegary superlative

词汇关系

近义词
acerbic bitter nasty sour vitriolic
衍生词
vinegariness

词源

Etymology tree
Old French vinaigrebor.
Middle English vynegre
English vinegar
English -y
English vinegary
From vinegar + -y.
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