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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vin•e•gar•y (vin′i gə rē),USA pronunciation adj. - of the nature of or resembling vinegar;
sour;
acid:a vinegary taste. - having a disagreeable character or manner;
crabbed;
ill-tempered:a vinegary person.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈvinegary /ˈvɪnɪɡərɪ/ adj - containing vinegar; tasting of or like vinegar
- bad-tempered, sour, or peevish
vin•e•gar /ˈvɪnɪgɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a sour liquid made of impure acetic acid which is obtained from sour wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like and is used on food, in cooking, as a preservative, etc.
vin•e•gar•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vin•e•gar (vin′i gər),USA pronunciation n. - a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
- Drugs[Pharm.]a solution of a medicinal substance in dilute acetic acid, or vinegar.
- sour or irritable speech, manner, or countenance:a note of vinegar in his voice.
- Informal Termsvigor;
high spirits;
vim.
- Old French, equivalent. to vin wine + egre, aigre sour (see eager1)
- Middle English vinegre 1250–1300
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