SOUR

Definitions for the word, sour

(n.) A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.

(superl.) Afflictive; painful.

(superl.) Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned.

(superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.

(superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.

(superl.) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

(v. i.) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes sours in adversity.

(v. t.) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.

(v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances.

(v. t.) To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to sour lime for business purposes.

(v. t.) To make cold and unproductive, as soil.

(v. t.) To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.