ALL meanings of sourly
sour
S s - 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
- adjective sourly harsh in spirit or temper; austere; morose; peevish. 1
- adjective sourly Agriculture. (of soil) having excessive acidity. 1
- adjective sourly (of gasoline or the like) contaminated by sulfur compounds. 1
- adjective sourly Music. off-pitch; badly produced: a sour note. 1
- noun sourly something that is sour. 1
- noun sourly any of various cocktails consisting typically of whiskey or gin with lemon or lime juice and sugar and sometimes soda water, often garnished with a slice of orange, a maraschino cherry, or both. 1
- noun sourly an acid or an acidic substance used in laundering and bleaching to neutralize alkalis and to decompose residual soap or bleach. 1
- verb without object sourly to become sour, rancid, mildewed, etc.; spoil: Milk sours quickly in warm weather. The laundry soured before it was ironed. 1
- verb without object sourly to become unpleasant or strained; worsen; deteriorate: Relations between the two countries have soured. 1
- verb without object sourly to become bitter, disillusioned, or disinterested: I guess I soured when I learned he was married. My loyalty soured after his last book. 1
- verb without object sourly Agriculture. (of soil) to develop excessive acidity. 1
- verb with object sourly to make sour; cause sourness in: What do they use to sour the mash? 1
- verb with object sourly to cause spoilage in; rot: Defective cartons soured the apples. 1
- verb with object sourly to make bitter, disillusioned, or disagreeable: One misadventure needn't have soured him. That swindle soured a great many potential investors. 1