acidulous

English

Etymology

From Latin acidulus (“sourish, acidulous”), diminutive of acidus (“acid, sour”). See acid.

Adjective

acidulous

Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
- Edmund Burke
  an acidulous tincture
(figuratively) Sharp; caustic.
- 1931, W. Somerset Maugham, His Excellency
  He talked with acidulous tolerance of the exalted personages who had sent Ashenden to X.
Containing carbonic acid.
acidulous mineral waters

Translations

slightly sour

Bulgarian: възкисел (vǎzkisel)
French: acidulé (fr) m, acidulée (fr) f

Latin: acidulus
Portuguese: acídulo (pt)

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