acidulent

Variant of acidulous

acidulous definition

acidu·lous (-ləs)

adjective

  1. somewhat acid or sour
  2. somewhat sarcastic

Etymology: L acidulus, dim. of acidus: see acid

Also acidulent acid′u·lent (-lənt)

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