Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vinegarish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vine-gar-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tasting somewhat like vinegar.

adj

acerbic, bitter

Example Sentences

"a vinegarish aunt"

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French vinaigrebor. Middle English vynegre English vinegar Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English vinegarish From vinegar + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more vinegarish (comparative) most vinegarish (superlative)

Derived Forms

vinegarishly vinegarishness

Synonyms

vinegary acetose acetous

Questions

What does vinegarish mean?: Tasting somewhat like vinegar.
Where does vinegarish come from?: Etymology tree Old French vinaigrebor. Middle English vynegre English vinegar Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English vinegarish From vinegar + -ish.

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