sourest

Least sweet tasting

Sourest is the superlative of sour—the most sour among a group.

It applies to taste the sourest lemon I've ever had, to mood He was in the sourest temper, or to situations gone wrong the sourest note in an otherwise successful campaign.

taste

vinegar

Acidic cooking liquid

  • lemonAcidic yellow citrus
  • limeAcidic green citrus
  • citrusAcidic fruits with segments

grapefruit · pickles · sauerkraut · kimchi · tamarind · rhubarb · green apple · gooseberry · cranberry · pomegranate

unripe

green

Color of vegetation

premature · undeveloped · raw · unready · young · tart · astringent · bitter · inedible · firm

temperament

bitter

Sharp, unpleasant taste

acrimonious · displeased · indignant · irritable · rancorous · spiteful · cynical · grumpy · sullen · morose

acerbic

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

scathing · cutting · stinging · sardonic · vitriolic · mordant · trenchant · incisive · harsh · barbed

spoiled

curdled

Solidified into lumps

off · putrid · spoiled · bad · gone off · rank · foul · fetid · tainted · decomposed

Categories
Opposites
taste quality

sourestsweetest

Highest in sugar

mildest · blandest

freshness/quality

sourestfreshest

Least spoiled or worn

ripest · newest

temperament/disposition

sourestsweetest

Highest in sugar

sunniest · jolliest · warmest · friendliest · happiest

Phrases
Family

soured, sourer

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G