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acidulous
[uh-sij-uh-luhs] 
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acidulous
[uh-sij-uh-luhs]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour |
| Synonyms: | acerb, acerbic, acetose, dry, piquant, sharp, tart |
| Antonyms: | sugary, sweet |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour in taste |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acidulous, biting, piquant, pungent, sharp, tart, vinegarish, vinegary |
| Antonyms: | bland, sweet |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having acidic, corrosive properties |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acidulous, acrid, anti-alkaline, biting, bleaching, corroding, disintegrative, dissolvent, eating away, eroding, erosive, oxidizing, rusting |
| Antonyms: | basic |
| Main Entry: | tart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour in taste or effect |
| Synonyms: | acerb, acerbic, acetose, acid, acidulous, acrimonious, astringent, barbed, biting, caustic, cutting, dry, harsh, nasty, piquant, pungent, scathing, sharp, short, snappish, snappy, snippy, tangy, testy, trenchant, vinegary, wounding |
| Antonyms: | sweet |
| Main Entry: | trenchant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic, scathing |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acid, acidulous, acute, astringent, biting, caustic, clear, clear-cut, crisp, critical, crushing, cutting, distinct, driving, dynamic, effective, effectual, emphatic, energetic, explicit, forceful, forcible, graphic, hurtful, impressive, incisive, intense, keen, mordant, penetrating, piquant, pointed, potent, powerful, pungent, razor-sharp, salient, salty, sardonic, sententious, severe, sharp, significant, strong, tart, to the point, unequivocal, unsparing, vigorous, weighty, well-defined |
| Antonyms: | frivolous, gentle, impotent, kind, nice, weak |
| Main Entry: | acerb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sour |
| Synonyms: | acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, acrid, bitter, harsh, sharp, tangy, tart |
| Main Entry: | acetous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sour |
| Synonyms: | acerb, acerbic, acidulous, acrid, bitter, harsh, tangy, tart, vinegarish, vinegary |
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