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Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and
the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart. |
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Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or
musty, turned. |
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Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed;
peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. |
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Afflictive; painful. |
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Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh. |
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A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect. |
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To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to
sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances. |
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To make cold and unproductive, as soil. |
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To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable. |
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To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly. |
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To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to
sour lime for business purposes. |
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To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon
sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes sours in adversity. |
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