Reverse Dictionary: SOUR (taste)

ADJECTIVES
► ACERB sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh → 1657
► ACESCENT turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, ‘turned’ → 1731
► ACID AUSTERE that tastes both sharp (or sour) and astringent → 1668 obs.
► ACID-SWEET that tastes both sharp (or sour) and sweet → 1678
► ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper → 1732
► ACIDULCIS sour and sweet blended → 1675
► ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered → 1834
► ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered → 1769
► AIGRE sour, tart → 1790 Eng. dial.
► APRILLED made sullen or sour → 1746 Eng. dial.
► BINGY sour → 1863 Eng. dial.
► BLINKED ► BLINKY of milk: sour, turned → 1895 Amer. dial.
► BLINKIT soured, spoiled → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BLUE-JOHN sour → 1905 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► BRANK sour → 1983 Amer. dial.
► CRUDE of fruit: unripe; sour or harsh to the taste → 1555
► DULCACID sweet and sour in taste → 1656
► DULCOACID that tastes both sweet and sour→ 1657 obs.
► EAGER sour, acid, tart → c1350 obs.
► ELLER sour, bitter → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FROUGHY musty, stale, sour, not sweet → 1579
► HASK bitter, sour, tart, harsh to the taste → 1881 Eng. dial.
► PONTIC tart, sour, astringent → 1425 obs.
► SOUR AS VERJUICE very sour → 1854
► SOUR AS WHIZZ very sour → 1909 Amer. dial.
► SOURY sourish → 1647 obs.
► TARTY tart, sour → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► VINAIGROUS vinegary, sour → 1837
► WELSH nauseous; sour; having a sickly taste → 1691 Eng. dial.
► YAR harsh of taste; sour → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YARRISH harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YARRY harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour → 1841 Eng. dial.

NOUNS
► ACERBITUDE sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness → 1731 obs.
► ACERBITY sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste;  → 1611
► ACERBOPHOBIA a fear of sourness → 2008 (Bk.)
► ACEROPHOBIA a fear of sourness → 2008 (Bk.)
► ACESCENCE the act of becoming acid or sour → 1765
► ACESCENCY the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity → 1756
► ACID rancour, spite; bitterness, sourness → 1768
► AIG sourness → 1898 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► BUTTERMILK something weak, insipid, or sour → 1630
► CUTSIE ► KUTSIE a twinge in the throat caused by swallowing something sour → 1950 Amer. dial.
► EAGERNESS pungency of taste; acidity, sourness → 1490 obs.
► NAG a sour taste; an unpleasant flavour; generally said of liquor; a sour, mouldy, or stale taste → 1908 Sc.
► PONTICITY sourness, tartness, astringency → 1425 obs.
► SOURHEAD n. sourness → 1400 obs.
► TACK anything mouldy or sour, esp. a taste in food or drink that is other than one expects → M19 sl.

VERBS
► ACERBATE to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate → 1731
► ACIDULATE to make somewhat acid or sour; fig. of the temper → 1732
► BING of milk or cream: to curdle, to turn sour → 1860 Eng. dial.
► BLEEZE to turn slightly sour → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BLINK to turn anything sour → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BRANK to turn sour → 1966 Amer. dial.
► NAG to become sour or mouldy in taste → 1928 Sc.
► QUAIL of milk, beer, etc.: to turn sour or flat → 1819 Eng. dial.
► RANCIFY to make rancid, to sour → 1826 Sc.
► SOUREN vb. to become sour → 1570 N. Eng. dial.
► TART to become tart or sour → 1629
► VERJUICE to embitter, to make sour → 1836