The brandy was a bit acidulous. From LearnThat.org.
Adjective : his acidulous criticism of the book. From Dictionary.com.
Whereas the other bloodless, acidulous couple from the. From Wordnik.com. [The Plumed Serpent] Reference
The plant called sorrel is valued for its acidulous taste. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832] Reference
Cold acidulous spring for diseases of the kidneys and stomach. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The small amount of juicy acidulous pulp has a pleasant flavor. From Wordnik.com. [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference
When ripe the fruit is purple and of a pleasant, acidulous flavour. From Wordnik.com. [Last Leaves from Dunk Island] Reference
That acidulous but always colorful roving reporter from the mid-west. From Wordnik.com. [The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia] Reference
Int he end, he was too acidulous, too independent to get the top job. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob Heilbrunn: The Greatness of Richard Holbrooke] Reference
Per Mary in LA and others among these deliciously acidulous commentistes. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Mandatory “National Service” Proposals Target the Young:] Reference
One New Yorker writer wrote an acidulous mock obituary of a colleague's dog. From Wordnik.com. [The Greatest Stories Never Told] Reference
As the pods ripen, turning from green to brown, they fill out with a juicy, acidulous, reddish brown pulp. From Wordnik.com. [Tart, Tasty Tamarind: From Candy to Cocktails] Reference
The pulp between the nuts is the part eaten, and it is of a pleasant juicy nature, having a sweet acidulous taste. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
It consequently lacks that subdued acidulous freshness of flavour which is such a marked characteristic of the wines of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Oar native currants are strongly acidulous, like the cranberry, and make an excellent preserve when mixed with the raspberry. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827] Reference
The people of Ploid have in their possession a remarkable line of fertilizers, not in the form of ground bones, but acidulous juices. From Wordnik.com. [Life in a Thousand Worlds] Reference
The melodies are less acidulous, the moods less unbridled. From Wordnik.com. [Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers] Reference
I have therefore no acidulous effeminacy to pour upon these. From Wordnik.com. [Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View] Reference
"Pardon, your Reverence," she said with slightly acidulous deprecation. From Wordnik.com. [The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales] Reference
She might marry or might miss, or grow into an acidulous red-headed woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Bloweth] Reference
The alternately rich and acidulous color is faded; an icy green predominates. From Wordnik.com. [Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers] Reference
His wife explained rapidly in German, with a deferential manner, but in a sub-acidulous tone. From Wordnik.com. [Without a Home] Reference
One sort bears in rich profusion a number of brilliant scarlet, highly perfumed, and acidulous fruits. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
Here too there well up from the volcanic rocks acidulous springs, at which invalids seek to regain health. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
Aunt Marcia is a portly, acidulous and discomposing person, with eyes like shoe-buttons and a Savonarolan nose. From Wordnik.com. [The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking] Reference
Finally, the wines of the northern mite are comparatively light and acidulous; of the southern, luscious and heady. From Wordnik.com. [To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I] Reference
Would Marishka -- the Marishka who a few hours ago had treated him with such acidulous politeness -- write, "I need you"?. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Witness] Reference
He bought a bottle of some acidulous drink just off the ice and refreshed himself with it, drinking from the bottle's mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Gigolo] Reference
In these villages there was great plenty of corn, and wine made from dates, and an acidulous drink obtained from them by boiling. From Wordnik.com. [The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis] Reference
It was then Miss Charlotte Grayson who appeared, and to Prescott's heightened fancy she seemed thinner and more acidulous than ever. From Wordnik.com. [Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond] Reference
His mood this morning is acidulous and depressed, for he spent yesterday evening in a Pilsner ausschank with two former members of the. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Burlesques] Reference
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