ɪ adjective
resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider. It is used as a condiment or preservative |
| 2. | sourness or peevishness of temper, countenance, speech, etc |
| 3. | pharmacol a medicinal solution in dilute acetic acid |
| 4. | informal (US), (Canadian) vitality |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) to apply vinegar to |
| [C13: from Old French vinaigre, from vin | |
| 'vinegarish | |
| —adj | |
| 'vinegar-like | |
| —adj | |
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