sour
adjective (BAD FEELING) /saʊər/
/saʊr/ Definition
› unfriendly or easily annoyed: Overnight, it seemed, their relationship had turned sour. She gave me a sour look.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourBad-tempered sourly /ˈsaʊə.li/
/ˈsaʊr-/ adverb Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourBad-tempered sourness /ˈsaʊə.nəs/
/ˈsaʊr-/ noun [U] Flavours and tastesNot being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourBad-temperedNot pleasant to eat or drink
/ˈsaʊr-/ adverb Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourBad-tempered sourness /ˈsaʊə.nəs/
/ˈsaʊr-/ noun [U] Flavours and tastesNot being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourBad-temperedNot pleasant to eat or drink (Definition of sour adjective (BAD FEELING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- argumentative adjective
- bad-tempered adjective
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious adjective
- dyspeptic adjective
- fractious adjective
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy adjective
- grumpy adjective
- have a short fuse idiom
- peevish adjective
- peppery adjective
- petulant adjective
- pugnacious adjective
- quarrelsome adjective
- tetchy adjective
- truculent adjective
- wear thin idiom
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Bad-tempered
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