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sourful en · ADJ

Etymology

From sour + -ful.

Meanings

1. (figuratively, qualifier:literal) Characterised by sourness (all senses)
   • Because of their politically sourful and humorless attitudes, the most frequently targeted political groups were conservatives and Republicans. 1979, Joseph Boskin, Humor and social change in twentieth-century America, page 96:
   • Why me? Why did this happen to me? Seeping into a sourful scorn, I questioned, Of all the officers in Nam, all the infantry officers even, how many have gotten in a mess like this? 1992, Steve Maguire, Jungle in black, page 97:

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