adjective acetose bitter β In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. sour β having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart. acerb β bitter or sour acerbic β sour in taste dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. piquant β agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic. sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife. tart β sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow. acid β An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts. Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with. acidic β Acidic substances contain acid. acrid β An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant. biting β Biting wind or cold is extremely cold. briny β of or resembling brine; salty caustic β Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances. fermented β Also called organized ferment . any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation. musty β having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food. peppery β full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent. pungent β sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid. rancid β having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils: rancid butter. salty β tasting of or containing salt; saline. soured β having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart. unpleasant β not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner. astringent β An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding. bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong. cutting β A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine. green β of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves. keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor. turned β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. acetic β of, containing, producing, or derived from acetic acid or vinegar acetous β containing, producing, or resembling acetic acid or vinegar unripe β not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit. unsavoury β not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal. unsavory β not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal. unwholesome β not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being: unwholesome food; unwholesome activities. vinegary β of the nature of or resembling vinegar; sour; acid: a vinegary taste. short β having little length; not long. wounding β an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease. acidulous β rather sour acrimonious β Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry. barbed β A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism. harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners. nasty β physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room. scathing β bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play. snappish β apt to snap or bite, as a dog. snappy β Snappy Video Snapshot snippy β sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent. tangy β having a tang. testy β irritably impatient; touchy. trenchant β incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit. Was this page helpful? Yes No
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