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Antonyms for soured

Grammar : Verb
Spell : souuhr, sou-er
Phonetic Transcription : saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər

Definition of soured

Origin :
  • Old English sur "sour, tart, acid, fermented," from Proto-Germanic *sura- "sour" (cf. Old Norse surr, Middle Dutch suur, Dutch zuur, Old High German sur, German Sauer), from PIE root *suro- "sour, salty, bitter" (cf. Old Church Slavonic syru, Russian syroi "moist, raw;" Lithuanian suras "salty," suris "cheese").
  • French sur "sour, tart" (12c.) is a Germanic loan-word. Meaning :having a peevish disposition" is from early 13c. Sense in whisky sour (1885) is "with lemon added" (1862). Sour cream is attested from 1855.
  • verb alienate
Example sentences :
  • That he had needed a stimulant that day was because he had been soured and would not try with his wits about him.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • May he not be worthier, at all events, than this soured temper and erring heart?
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • She cannot love again; but she is not soured by her experience.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • He had suffered so much; it was not surprising if his disposition had soured!
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • But Israel returned to his home with a soured and darkened mind.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • I was soured, and my life had hardly been such a life as it was meet to bring into contact with your own.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • She conquered a crusty old woman, who was soured to all the world.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • The milk of human kindness is soured by the intense summer heat.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • If, then, he did not enjoy himself on his visit, he came away from it soured and ill-humored.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • In short, all I did to please her soured her, God so permitting it.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon

Synonyms for soured

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