acidulous meaning in General Dictionary
somewhat bad sub acid sourish as an acidulous tincture
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- a little sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.
acidulous meaning in Etymology Dictionary
1769, "sub-acidic," used figuratively for "sour-tempered;" from Latin acidulus "somewhat bad," a diminutive of acidus (see acidic (adj.)).
acidulous meaning in General Dictionary
(a.) Slightly bad; sub-acid; sourish; because, an acidulous tincture.
Sentence Examples with the word acidulous
The eight mineral springs which form the attraction of the town to strangers belong to the class of saline acidulous chalybeates and contain a considerable proportion of carbonate of lime.