Sour
/ˈsaʊə/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters
Definition of Sour
noun
verb
- To make sour.
"Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe."
- To become sour.
- To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
- To become disenchanted.
"We broke up after our relationship soured."
- To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
adjective
- Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
"Lemons have a sour taste."
- Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
"Don't drink that milk; it's turned sour."
- Tasting or smelling rancid.
"His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him."
- (of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.
"He gave me a sour look."
- (of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.
"a sour marsh"
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ANTONYMS
sweet