Definition of sour

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Sour (superl.) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart..

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Quass :: Quass (n.) A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the Russians..
Inability :: Inability (n.) The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity..
Destitute :: Destitute (a.) Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
Surly :: Surly (a.) Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look..
Radical :: Radical (a.) Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party..
Effloresce :: Effloresce (v. i.) To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere..
Isatin :: Isatin (n.) An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo..
Morose :: Morose (a.) Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
Demean :: Demean (n.) Resources; means.
Acescent :: Acescent (n.) A substance liable to become sour.
Practicable :: Practicable (a.) That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good..
Source :: Source (n.) The rising from the ground, or beginning, of a stream of water or the like; a spring; a fountain..
Resource :: Resource (n.) That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.
Fear :: Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness..
Resort :: Resort (v.) That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.
Politics :: Politics (n.) The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals..
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit..
Rise :: Rise (n.) Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream..
Suigothus :: Suint (n.) A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas..
Derive :: Derive (v. t.) To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from..
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