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Acidulous vs Acidulousness - What's the difference?

acidulous | acidulousness |

As an adjective acidulous

is slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.

As a noun acidulousness is

a state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.

acidulous

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
  • * Edmund Burke
    • an acidulous tincture
  • * 1931': He talked with '''acidulous tolerance of the exalted personages who had sent Ashenden to X. -- , ''His Excellency

    • acidulousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.

    • Related terms

    * acidulously