Definition of acidulous Acidulous

a•cid•u•lous

We found 4 definitions of acidulous from 4 different sources.

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What does acidulous mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

acidulous - being sour to the taste
  acidic, acid, acidulent
  sour smelling of fermentation or staleness
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  • acidulous (Adjective)
    Slightly sour; sub- acid; sourish; as an acidulous tincture - Edmund Burke .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • acidulous (a.)
    Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • acidulous
    as-id′ū-lus, adj. slightly sour: subacid: containing carbonic acid, as mineral waters: (fig.) caustic, sharp. [L. acidulus, dim. of acidus, sour. See Acid.]

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