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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of verjuice form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a person: sour; bitter.

   "The maid was a verjuiced spinster, too old to love herself, and too ill-natured to look on."

Synonyms

All synonyms

acerbityacidaciditydrynessgreennesslemon

Example

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"The maid was a verjuiced spinster, too old to love herself, and too ill-natured to look on."

Etymology

From verjuice + -ed.

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