Superlative for having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar
“The unripe fruit has a harsh sour taste, and yields by expression a very acid liquor, called verjuice.”
Superlative for feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger
“I found myself to be generally in a sour mood in the morning, a state unfamiliar to me since I am a morning person by nature.”
Superlative for made rancid by fermentation, etc.
“Tanner pointed at my clothes which had a big white stain on them and smelled of sour milk.”
Superlative for displeasing to one's senses
“If too much of the flour is added, the bread acquires a disagreeable sour taste.”
Superlative for of a poor or substandard level or quality
“Things have gone sour in a way that I had not expected.”
Superlative for having a witty, sarcastic or cynical nature or edge
“Neither wilderness nor hardships could conquer Henderson's spirit and his rather sour sense of humor.”
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