Acidulous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acidulous \A*cid"u*lous\, a. [L. acidulus, dim. of acidus. See
     Acid.]
     Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.
     --E. Burke.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Acidulous mineral waters}, such as contain carbonic
        anhydride.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acidulous
       adj : tasting sour like acid [syn: {acidic}, {acidulent}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "acidulous":
     acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acetic, acetose, acetous, acid, acidic,
     acidulated, acidulent, acrid, acrimonious, astringent, biting,
     bitter, burning, caustic, choleric, corroding, corrosive, cutting,
     double-edged, dry, edged, embittered, escharotic, fierce, harsh,
     hyperacid, incisive, keen, mordacious, mordant, penetrating,
     piercing, piquant, poignant, pungent, rancorous, rankled,
     resentful, resenting, rigorous, rough, scathing, scorching, severe,
     sharp, sore, splenetic, stabbing, stewing, stinging, strident,
     stringent, subacid, subacidulous, tart, trenchant, vehement,
     violent, virulent, vitriolic, withering