acidulousadj.

1674 Philos. Trans. 1673 (Royal Soc.) 8 6180 This bitumen is very inflammable like Resin... We distill'd a parcel of it, which yielded us an Acidulous limpid water.

1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Rosin and Mastick seem to be more purely acidulous Gums.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 44 The fruit of a species of Sauranja is said to be acidulous, and to resemble Tomatoes in flavour.

1860 G. W. S. Piesse Lab. Chem. Wonders 82 Gold is not easily acted upon by acidulous agents.

1966 C. A. Smith Common Names 311 The large pendulous fruits contain a pleasantly acidulous pulp.

2001 J. Guichard in B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 200 The cigar..had a pronounced taste with a slightly vegetal, spicy and acidulous character.

1796 E. Burke Let. to Noble Lord in Wks. (1815) VIII. 44 Whatever in his pedigree has been dulcified by an exposure to the influence of heaven in a long flow of generations, from the hard acidulous, metallick tincture of the spring.

1845 R. F. Williams Maids of Honour III. i. 22 Often the milk of human kindness got extremely acidulous, for though far from being a spiteful man, the hospitable bookseller secretly wished the venison might choke him.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. x. 247 Towards the middle of March, he becomes specially gloomy and acidulous.

1920 S. Lewis Main St. xx. 248 Juanita was more acidulous and shrewd and cackling than ever.

1989 R. Pflaum Grand Obsession x. 167 Matters were not helped, Paul added, by the acidulous interventions of his mother-in-law who lived with them.

1838 G. A. Wigney Elem. Dict. Maltsters 50 The best ale..[is] transparent and sparkling in the glass, perfectly sound yet acidulously sweet.

1889 B. Whitby Awakening M. Fenwick I. xi. 283 Then she acidulously added, as the carriage drove off, ‘You never remember what an old man you are.’

2004 R. M. Sudhalter Stardust Melody Introd. p. x The melodies of Richard Rodgers melded smartly with the acidulously world-weary lyrics of Larry Hart.