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vinegarish

vinegarish adjective: tasting somewhat like vinegar.

Adjective

vinegarish (comparative more vinegarish, superlative most vinegarish)

  1. Tasting somewhat like vinegar.
  2. (figuratively) acerbic, bitter
    • a vinegarish aunt

Forms of vinegarish

comparativemore vinegarish
superlativemost vinegarish

Origin of vinegarish

From vinegar + -ish.

Words formed from vinegarish

Questions about vinegarish

What does vinegarish mean?
Vinegarish means tasting somewhat like vinegar.
What part of speech is vinegarish?
Vinegarish is an adjective.

Words near vinegarish in the dictionary

  1. vinegarers
  2. vinegarette
  3. vinegarettes
  4. vinegariness
  5. vinegaring
  6. vinegarish
  7. vinegarishly
  8. vinegarishness
  9. vinegarist
  10. vinegarists
  11. vinegarless

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