vinegarishadj.

Brit.

/ˈvɪnᵻɡ(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈvɪnəɡ(ə)rɪʃ/

Forms: Also 1600s vinegrish.

Etymology: < vinegar n.

Somewhat resembling vinegar (in taste); sourish. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > resembling acid; sharp, vinegary

vinegarish1648

vinegary1730

acidy1854

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Azijnachtigh, vinegrish.

1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 163 Animal juyces..degenerate into acid, sowre, vinegarish liquors.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. xii. 141 'Tis another fault to be sometimes so Vinous, as to contract from thence a Vinegarish sharp taste.

1845 Temple in E. H. Coleridge Life & Corr. Ld. Coleridge (1904) I. vii. 167 I expected that Scott..would have given him rather a vinegarish reply; but [etc.].

1867 C. J. Smith Syn. & Antonyms Acid, Syn... Acetose. Vinegarish.

Derivatives

ˈvinegarishly adv. (In quots. figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [adverb]

tartlyc1000

sour?a1513

sourlya1533

crabbedly1574

acridlya1750

acrimoniously1753

acerbly1793

tartishly1823

sourishly1846

acidulously1889

vinegarishly1890

1890 ‘M. Twain’ in M. D. L. Landon Kings of Platform & Pulpit 354 My companion said vinegarishly, ‘Well, well! What do you say now?’

1976 ‘J. Ross’ I know what it's like to Die xviii. 122 ‘I never ever laid a finger on him. We were very good friends,’ he said vinegarishly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vinegarish
释义	vinegarishadj. Brit. /ˈvɪnᵻɡ(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈvɪnəɡ(ə)rɪʃ/ Forms: Also 1600s vinegrish. Etymology: < vinegar n. Somewhat resembling vinegar (in taste); sourish. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > resembling acid; sharp, vinegary vinegarish1648 vinegary1730 acidy1854 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Azijnachtigh, vinegrish. 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 163 Animal juyces..degenerate into acid, sowre, vinegarish liquors. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. iii. xii. 141 'Tis another fault to be sometimes so Vinous, as to contract from thence a Vinegarish sharp taste. 1845 Temple in E. H. Coleridge Life & Corr. Ld. Coleridge (1904) I. vii. 167 I expected that Scott..would have given him rather a vinegarish reply; but [etc.]. 1867 C. J. Smith Syn. & Antonyms Acid, Syn... Acetose. Vinegarish. Derivatives ˈvinegarishly adv. (In quots. figurative). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > sourness or bitterness of temper > [adverb] tartlyc1000 sour?a1513 sourlya1533 crabbedly1574 acridlya1750 acrimoniously1753 acerbly1793 tartishly1823 sourishly1846 acidulously1889 vinegarishly1890 1890 ‘M. Twain’ in M. D. L. Landon Kings of Platform & Pulpit 354 My companion said vinegarishly, ‘Well, well! What do you say now?’ 1976 ‘J. Ross’ I know what it's like to Die xviii. 122 ‘I never ever laid a finger on him. We were very good friends,’ he said vinegarishly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1648
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