sourish
- adjective
- /ˈsaʊərɪʃ/
:
ácido
- I tried a sourish candy that made my lips pucker with its tangy flavor.
Examples
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Jacob, who doesn't remember anything from that night, and I, who remember more than what happened on it, huddled together on the side, and those moments when the Prisms stove and the burner roared and the sourish, living smell of the coast spread in the air.
Fiction book (1994) -
But you know the Subway, there's this small shop there, sourish at the tip of iron, right?
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It's got the that high sourish, I'm going to say a powdery smell, but not that it smells like powder.
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They stand at the curb and watch without seeming to look, wearing the sourish air of corner hangabouts.
Fiction book (1992) -
"I could hang them up so that they'll dry out," said someone to his denim pants, sniffing their sourish odor.
Fiction book (2000) -
Not until one o'clock in the morning, when he heard the burner lit in the bakery and smelled the sourish rising of the dough, did he leave his post to go help at work.
Fiction book (1994) -
The smell of milk boiling in its kettle drew customers, cats, and furious competitors, and deposited a sourish ancient stratum of sediment in my memory.
Fiction book (1994) -
The sourish taste of the fermented drink made everyone grimace.
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The sourish notes in the sauce added a unique flavor to the dish.
Synonyms
15
3.6
A strong, pleasantly sour taste like lemon
4
3.5
Tasting sharp and sour like lemon or vinegar
3
2.2
Having a sharp, sour taste like a lemon
1
7.8
A sharp sour or bitter taste that makes your mouth pucker
1
5.9
Having a sharp, sour taste or smell
A little sour in taste, not as strong as a sour fruit
A little sour in taste like a lemon
Slightly sour in taste or tone
Tasting sharp and like lemon or vinegar
Having a sharp, sour taste like lemon or vinegar
Tasting sour and sharp like lemon
A little strong in taste or smell, like lemon
A strong, slightly sour taste like in aged cheese or salad dressing
A sharp sour taste like lemon or grapefruit
Antonyms
How Sour
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sourish comes from the simple word sour and the ending -ish, where -ish means 'somewhat' or 'kind of'. So sourish means 'a little sour', just like sweetish means a little sweet, and that helps you remember its slightly sharp taste.