acidulous

/əˈsɪdjʊləs/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

hard, metallic

VERB + ACIDULOUS

talked

ACIDULOUS + NOUN

mineral, tincture, tolerance, waters

PREP.

with

adj

Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.

the hard, acidulous, metallic tincture of the spring

Sharp; caustic.

He talked with acidulous tolerance of the exalted personages who had sent Ashenden to X.

Containing carbonic acid.

acidulous mineral waters

adjective — being sour to the taste

the hard, acidulous, metallic tincture of the spring

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He talked with acidulous tolerance of the exalted personages who had sent Ashenden to X.

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acidulous mineral waters

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