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sweet and sour

sweet and sour is the alternative form of sweet-and-sour.

Meaning of sweet-and-sour

Adjective

sweet-and-sour (comparative more sweet-and-sour, superlative most sweet-and-sour)

  1. Having both sweet and sour or tart taste.
  2. Having both positive and negative traits, or inspiring conflicting good and bad feelings.
    • Like an accordion at a country wedding producing sweet-and-sour notes, some importers are expanding their U.S. retail automotive operations while others are skinnying down.1982, Ward's Auto World, volume 18, numbers 1-6, page 65
    Synonyms:
    bittersweet

See all 6 meanings of sweet-and-sour

Forms of sweet and sour

comparativemore sweet and sour
superlativemost sweet and sour

Questions about sweet and sour

What is sweet and sour the alternative form of?
Sweet and sour is the alternative form of sweet-and-sour.

Words near sweet and sour in the dictionary

  1. sweet alison
  2. sweet almond
  3. sweet almonds
  4. sweet alyssum
  5. sweet alyssums
  6. sweet and sour
  7. sweet anise
  8. sweet annie
  9. sweet annies
  10. sweet as
  11. sweet as a nut

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