sourhearted

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adjective

Having a sour temper; hostile; unfriendly.

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Meanings

adjectivesourhearted (comparative more sourhearted, superlative most sourhearted)

comparative more sourhearted · superlative most sourhearted

  1. Having a sour temper; hostile; unfriendly.

    Félicité's life is a devoted one, despite the coldness of her employer, that sourhearted mistress of the simple heart.

    2001, Charles Neider, Short Novels of the Masters, page 31

Origin

sour + hearted

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APA

sourhearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sourhearted

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“sourhearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sourhearted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sourhearted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sourhearted.

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