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sourhearted

sourhearted adjective: having a sour temper; hostile; unfriendly.

Adjective

sourhearted (comparative more sourhearted, superlative most sourhearted)

  1. Having a sour temper; hostile; unfriendly.
    • Félicité's life is a devoted one, despite the coldness of her employer, that sourhearted mistress of the simple heart.2001, Charles Neider, Short Novels of the Masters, page 31

Forms of sourhearted

comparativemore sourhearted
superlativemost sourhearted

Origin of sourhearted

sour + hearted

Questions about sourhearted

What does sourhearted mean?
Sourhearted means having a sour temper; hostile; unfriendly.
What part of speech is sourhearted?
Sourhearted is an adjective.

Words near sourhearted in the dictionary

  1. sourgrasses
  2. sourgum
  3. sourgums
  4. sourhead
  5. sourheads
  6. sourhearted
  7. Souriau
  8. souring
  9. souring on
  10. sourings
  11. Souriquois

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