"vinegary" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more vinegary [comparative], most vinegary [superlative]
Etymology: vinegar + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vinegar|y}} vinegar + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} vinegary (comparative more vinegary, superlative most vinegary)
  1. Sour; like vinegar. Synonyms (sour, like vinegar): acerbic, acrid, sour, tart, vinegarish Translations (sour like vinegar): etikkainen (Finnish), feeyn-gheayragh (Manx)
    Sense id: en-vinegary-en-adj-~mNaYv0N Categories (other): Undetermined quotations with omitted translation, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 2 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 49 0 51 Disambiguation of 'sour, like vinegar': 97 0 3 Disambiguation of 'sour like vinegar': 96 0 4
  2. (figuratively) Acerbic, bitter. Tags: figuratively Translations (figurative: acerbic, bitter): hapan (Finnish), kitkerä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-vinegary-en-adj-7C3xhWsj Disambiguation of 'figurative: acerbic, bitter': 0 99 1
  3. Of a liquid, having turned partially or fully to vinegar. Translations (having turned partially or fully to vinegar): etikoitunut (Finnish), feeyn-gheayragh (Manx)
    Sense id: en-vinegary-en-adj-sBSWyTJL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 2 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 49 0 51 Disambiguation of 'having turned partially or fully to vinegar': 10 1 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bitter, nasty, sour, vitriolic Synonyms (figurative: acerbic, bitter): acerbic Derived forms: vinegariness
Disambiguation of 'figurative: acerbic, bitter': 47 53 1

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