Sour (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key".
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Meaning 2
One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons.
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Meaning 3
Smelling of fermentation or staleness.
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Examples
- The smell of sour milk filled the entire kitchen after it had been left out overnight.
- The old wine had a sour smell, indicating that it had gone bad.
- She opened the fridge to find that the leftovers had developed a sour smell and needed to be thrown away.
- The basement had a sour smell from the mold that was growing on the walls.
- The yogurt had been left in the fridge for too long and now had a sour smell.
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Meaning 4
Having a sharp biting taste.
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Meaning 5
In an unpalatable state; "sour milk".
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Meaning 6
Showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd".
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