单词 | acidy |
释义 | acidyadj. 1. Containing or consisting of acid, acidic; (of a taste) sharp, vinegary. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > resembling acid; sharp, vinegary vinegarish1648 vinegary1730 acidy1854 1854 Pop. Educator 5 112/1 If we pour a little aqueous solution of nitrate of silver..into a jar containing chlorine gas,..we obtain the acidy white precipitate. 1877 Elyria (Ohio) Constit. 16 Aug. A small quantity of acidy water. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard 261 James had been too desperate to appreciate the acidy taste of revenge. 2007 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 20 June (Taste section) f2 California white flesh peaches and nectarines..are super sweet without that slight tart acidy aftertaste. 2. Esp. of music: suggestive of the effects of LSD; psychedelic; (also) influenced by acid rock or (later) acid house. ΚΠ 1978 Trouser Press July 28/1 Deep Purple roared into the American top five in the fall of 1968 with an acidy remake of Joe South's ‘Hush’. 1991 Boston Globe (Nexis) 5 July 43 Along with this trend, the shift from the acidy neon colors of the past to darker body colors with intensified jewel tones as accents has taken place. 1993 URB 7 July 34/2 ‘House music..is becoming more acidy,’ she says. 2002 Knowledge Aug. 67/1 60 Channels brings the first mix, cutting up Navigator's vocals and adding a juicy, acidy b-line and phat tech stepping drums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1854 |
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