a|cid|u|lous

a|cid|u|lous
a|cid|u|lous «uh SIHJ uh luhs», adjective.
1. slightly acid or sour.
2. Figurative. caustic; harsh: »

It is beautiful, therefore…to find a woman, George Eliot, departing utterly out of that mood of hate or even of acidulous satire in which Thackeray so often worked (Sidney Lanier).

a|cid´u|lous|ly, adverb.
a|cid´u|lous|ness, noun.

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  • a|cid´u|lous|ly — a|cid|u|lous «uh SIHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. slightly acid or sour. 2. Figurative. caustic; harsh: »It is beautiful, therefore…to find a woman, George Eliot, departing utterly out of that mood of hate or even of acidulous satire in which… …   Useful english dictionary

  • a|cid´u|lous|ness — a|cid|u|lous «uh SIHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. slightly acid or sour. 2. Figurative. caustic; harsh: »It is beautiful, therefore…to find a woman, George Eliot, departing utterly out of that mood of hate or even of acidulous satire in which… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • acidulous — a•cid•u•lous [[t]əˈsɪdʒ ə ləs[/t]] also a•cid•u•lent [[t] lənt[/t]] adj. 1) slightly sour 2) sharp; caustic: acidulous criticism[/ex] 3) moderately acid or tart; subacid • Etymology: 1760–70; < L acidulus. See acid, ulous …   From formal English to slang

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acidulous mineral waters — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

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