vinegarish

Examples

• All

• Her vinegarish remarks put everyone on edge at the meeting.

• Despite her vinegarish demeanor, she was deeply caring once you got to know her.

• She has a vinegarish attitude towards everything lately.

• His vinegarish remarks made the meeting uncomfortable.

• She often complained with a vinegarish tone that annoyed her friends.

• After receiving the bad news, he became vinegarish, snapping at everyone around him.

• The manager's vinegarish attitude made it difficult for the team to approach him with concerns.

Synonyms

S

sour

vsvinegarish

46 3.7

Showing an unfriendly, resentful mood

is a steady ill tempered disposition rather than a visible hostile attitude

C

curmudgeonly

vsvinegarish

3 9.5

Often bad-tempered and easily annoyed, like a grumpy older person

is a sour ill tempered mood without the old person sense

N

narky

vsvinegarish

• UK

1 9.9

Having a sharp, unfriendly tone that criticizes others

is mainly a sour, ill tempered mood not focused on sarcasm

V

vinegary

vsvinegarish

7.6

Having a sour, unfriendly tone or manner

is the same meaning but is an alternate form

G

growly

vsvinegarish

• Informal

7.1

Showing irritation and wanting to be left alone

is a sour ill tempered disposition not tied to outward expression

H

huffish

vsvinegarish

9.9

Being bad-tempered and easily offended

is a sour ill tempered disposition rather than sulky touchiness

C

crankish

vsvinegarish

8.3

Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way

is a steady sour disposition rather than quick irritation

Antonyms

C

cheerful

111 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

Compounds

V

vinegarish green

9.9

A yellowish green color that looks sour like vinegar

How Ill-Tempered

cantankerous

9 8.6

vinegarish

9.9

sour

46 3.7

irritable

32 3.7

good-natured

19 2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology