SOUR, SOUR-FACED, SOUR-LOOKING, SOUR-TEMPERED (mood)
ADJECTIVES
► ACERB sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh → 1657
► ACERBIC of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper → 1865
► ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper → 1732
► ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered → 1834
► ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered → 1769
► AZZLED crabbed; sour; churlish → 1890 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GURLIE ► GURLY surly, cross, crabbed, growly, ill-humoured, bad-tempered, sour-tempered → 1721 Sc.
► HAZLED crabby, surly, sour → 1993 Eng. dial.
► RIGGISH sour → 1863 Eng. dial.
► SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking → 1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TARTUFFISH sour, sullen, sulky, stubborn, obstinate → 19C Sc. obs.
► TETRICOUS sour in countenance; austere, severe, harsh, crabbed, perverse, morose → 1727 obs.
► VINAIGROUS vinegary, sour; sour-tempered, ill-tempered, unamiable, morose, crabbed, peevish → 1837
► ZOWER-ZAPPED adj. ill-natured, crabbed, sour in temper: usually applied to women → 19C Eng. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ADAM SOURGUY a sour-tempered pessimist → 1910 US theatrical sl.
► CRAB a sour person; a contemptible person → 1580 UK
► GANSEL a sour, ill-natured person → 1813 Sc. obs.
► GLUMP a sour, morose, or sulky person → 1804 Sc.
► GLUMPH a sulky, sour or morose person → 1815 Sc.
► GLUNDER an ignorant, sour-tempered fellow → 19C Sc.
► GLUNNER an ignorant, morose, sour-tempered fellow → 1824 Sc. obs.
► GLUNSCHOCK one who has a frowning or morose countenance; a sour-tempered fellow → 1888 Sc. (Bk.)
► GLUNTER an ignorant, morose, sour-tempered fellow → 1824 Sc. obs.
► GRUNSIE a sour fellow → 1809 Sc.
► LEMON a person or sour disposition → M19 sl.
► LEMON-SUCKER a prissy or effeminate man or boy; also, a sour-faced individual → 1922 Amer. sl.
► MAHUGGER a sour, irascible old man → 1950 Sc.
► SCAPES-O’-DEATH a term of derision for a sour, disagreeable person → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SOURLING n. a person of a sour disposition → 1784 obs.
► SOUROCK a sour-tempered person → 1723 Sc.
► SUNSHINE a term of address for a sour person → 1913 US sl.
► TAISTREL ► TAISTRIL ► TAISTRILL a passionate, violent, or sour-tempered person; a churl → 1893 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
VERBS
► HAVE A FACE LIKE A SCRUBBED HAMMOCK to have a pale sour-looking face → c1920 Royal Navy usage