When Martha reopened the bottle of wine from the previous week's party, a vinegary whiff indicated that drinking it was out of the question.
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Vinegary
Synonyms for "vinegary" (29 found)
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7 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- etikkainen adj (sour like vinegar)
- etikoitunut adj (having turned partially or fully to vinegar)
- hapan adj (figurative: acerbic, bitter)
- kitkerä adj (figurative: acerbic, bitter)
Japanese
1 entries- 酸い adj (sour like vinegar)
Manx
2 entries- feeyn-gheayragh adj (sour like vinegar)
- feeyn-gheayragh adj (having turned partially or fully to vinegar)
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Cherry Jones as Nan Pierce (2023), 42:42 from the start, in Succession, season 4, episode 1: “I like my wine thin and vinegary.”
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Then she remembered Jalil's disgusting behaviour of the previous evening and turned to give him vinegary words.
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Edward's maiden aunt was a vinegary old soul with a sharp tongue and quick temper; she would not be receiving a wedding invitation.
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