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oversour en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English oversour, equivalent to over- + sour.

Meanings

1. Overly or excessively sour; too sour.
   • Let milk become oversour and observe odors of decomposition. 1903, Monthly Bulletin, volumes 3-4, page 24:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more oversour	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most oversour	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

oversour en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English oversour, equivalent to over- + sour.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To become too sour.
   • On warm days the milk might oversour, while on cooler days it would be found comparatively sweet unless a good deal of attention was given to keeping the temperature where it would sour in the proper length of time. 1914, John Michels, Creamery Butter-making, page 85:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
oversoured	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
oversoured	Tense=Past		lexicographic
oversouring	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
oversours	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic