Synonyms for vinegary
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : vin-i-guh-ree |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪn ɪ gə ri |
Top 10 synonyms for vinegary Other synonyms for the word vinegary
- abrupt
- absinthal
- absinthian
- acerb
- acetic
- acetose
- acetous
- acid
- acidulated
- acidulous
- acrid
- acrimonious
- active
- amaroidal
- astringent
- austere
- awkward
- bad
- bad-humored
- bad-tempered
- barbed
- bearish
- bluff
- blunt
- brief
- burning
- captious
- caustic
- choleric
- contrary
- crabbed
- crabby
- cranky
- critical
- cross
- cross-grained
- crotchety
- crusty
- curdled
- curmudgeonly
- curt
- cussed
- cutting
- difficult
- disagreeable
- dour
- dry
- eccentric
- fermented
- fiery
- flavorful
- flavorsome
- fractious
- got up on wrong side of bed
- green
- grouchy
- gruff
- grumpy
- harsh
- highly seasoned
- hot
- hot-tempered
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-natured
- irascible
- irritable
- keen
- like a bear
- lively
- mean
- morose
- musty
- nasty
- obstinate
- obstreperous
- odd
- odorous
- ornery
- out of sorts
- peevish
- peppery
- perverse
- petulant
- piquant
- prickly
- pungent
- quarrelsome
- queer
- quick-tempered
- rancid
- ratty
- salty
- sarcastic
- saturnine
- scathing
- scornful
- seasoned
- sharp
- short
- short-tempered
- snappish
- snappy
- snarling
- snippety
- snippy
- sour
- soured
- sourish
- splenetic
- stinging
- strong-smelling
- stuffy
- suffocating
- surly
- sweet
- tangy
- tart
- tasty
- testy
- tetchy
- touchy
- trenchant
- turned
- ugly
- unpleasant
- unripe
- unsavory
- unsweetened
- unusual
- unwholesome
- vigorous
- vinegarish
- vinegary
- waspish
- waspy
- with a kick
- wounding
- zesty
- zippy
Définition of vinegary
- As in sharp : adj having strong affect on animate senses
- As in sour : adj bad-tasting; gone bad
- As in tangy : adj sharp, spicy
- As in tart : adj bitter, sour in taste or effect
- As in bitter : adj pungent, sharp
- As in acid : adj bitter, sour in taste
- As in cantankerous : adj difficult, crabby
- As in acetous : adj sour
- As in cranky : adj in bad mood
- As in crotchety : adj irritable, often due to old age
- As in crusty : adj irritable, often due to old age
- "You seem to be alone in your opinion," said the Baron with his vinegary smile.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- It's out of favour I am with the vinegary virgins over the way.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- There was one vinegary old maid to whom he applied who gave me a cold chill.
- Extract from : « Step Lively! » by George Niblo
- Falk clasped a hand, hard as a beetle, and received a vinegary smile.
- Extract from : « The Red Room » by August Strindberg
- The little girls actually point to me with furtive, vinegary glances, for they are more ingenuously hypocritical than women.
- Extract from : « Woman » by Magdeleine Marx
- "I think it's too horrible to think about," said the former, suddenly, and with a vinegary aspect of countenance.
- Extract from : « Six Girls » by Fannie Belle Irving
- If she hadnt been a Willoughby, one would have said that the lady of vinegary aspect snorted.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905 » by Various
- His vinegary daughter Charity out of the way, Pecksniff began to persecute Mary more and more.
- Extract from : « Tales from Dickens » by Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives
- Furneaux, though suffering from a splitting headache, had recovered the use of a vinegary tongue.
- Extract from : « The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley » by Louis Tracy
- With these words she took her partners arm and tripped along, with swaying hips and smiling a vinegary smile on all sides.
- Extract from : « The Duel » by A. I. Kuprin
Antonyms for vinegary
- aboveboard
- agreeable
- amiable
- basic
- benevolent
- blah
- bland
- blunt
- boring
- calm
- cheerful
- content
- cordial
- dull
- easy
- flat
- flexible
- forthright
- frank
- friendly
- genial
- good
- good-natured
- happy
- helping
- honest
- ignorant
- inactive
- indefinite
- indistinct
- kind
- lazy
- lethargic
- low
- mild
- moderate
- nice
- old-fashioned
- pleasant
- pliable
- pliant
- polite
- slow
- soft
- soggy
- stupid
- sweet
- tasteless
- tasty
- unappetizing
- undefined
- unintelligent
- unsavory
- unstylish
- wonderful
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