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- [souuh r, sou-er]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/
- /saʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [souuh r, sou-er]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər/
Definitions of sourly word
- adjective sourly having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart. 1
- adjective sourly rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented. 1
- adjective sourly producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet. 1
- adjective sourly characteristic of something fermented: a sour smell. 1
- adjective sourly distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant. 1
- adjective sourly below standard; poor. 1
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Origin of sourly
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (adj. and noun) Middle English sure, soure, Old English sūr (orig. adj.); cognate with German sauer, Dutch zuur, Old Norse sūrr; (v.) Middle English souren, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Sourly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sourly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sourly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sourly
adverb sourly
- acerbically — in an acerbic manner
- acidly — Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acidulously — In a acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
- acridly — In a harsh or corrosive manner.
- dourly — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
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