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sourish

sourish adjective: somewhat sour.

Adjective

sourish (comparative more sourish, superlative most sourish)

  1. Somewhat sour.
    • a sourish taste
    • a sourish disposition

Forms of sourish

comparativemore sourish
superlativemost sourish

Origin of sourish

From Middle English sourisch, sourissh, sowrische, sowrishe, sowrisshe, sowryssh; equivalent to sour + -ish.

Words formed from sourish

Questions about sourish

What does sourish mean?
Sourish means somewhat sour.
What part of speech is sourish?
Sourish is an adjective.

Words near sourish in the dictionary

  1. souring on
  2. sourings
  3. Souriquois
  4. Souris
  5. Souris West
  6. sourish
  7. sourishly
  8. sourishness
  9. sourkraut
  10. sourkrauts
  11. sourkrout

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