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vinagrous

vinagrous is the alternative spelling of vinaigrous.

Meaning of vinaigrous

Adjective

vinaigrous (comparative more vinaigrous, superlative most vinaigrous)

  1. (archaic) vinegary
    • The fair Palace Dames publicly declare that this Lafayette, detestable though he be, is their saviour for once. Even the ancient vinaigrous Tantes admit it; […]1837, Thomas Carlyle, “Lafayette”, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume I (The Bastille), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book VII (The Insurrection of Women), page 275

Forms of vinagrous

comparativemore vinagrous
superlativemost vinagrous

Questions about vinagrous

What is vinagrous the alternative spelling of?
Vinagrous is the alternative spelling of vinaigrous.

Words near vinagrous in the dictionary

  1. vinaconic acid
  2. vinage
  3. vinager
  4. vinagron
  5. vinagrons
  6. vinagrous
  7. vinaigrette
  8. vinaigretted
  9. vinaigrettes
  10. vinaigrier
  11. vinaigriers

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