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acidulous.

Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈsɪdjʊləs//əˈsɪd͡ʒələs/
  1. Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.

  2. Sharp; caustic.

    figuratively
  3. Containing carbonic acid.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin acidulus (“sourish, acidulous”), diminutive of acidus (“sour, acid”). See acid. By surface analysis, acid + -ule + -ous.

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