Meanings
adjectivevinaigrous (comparative more vinaigrous, superlative most vinaigrous)
comparative more vinaigrous · superlative most vinaigrous
- archaicvinegary
The fair Palace Dames publicly declare that this Lafayette, detestable though he be, is their saviour for once. Even the ancient vinaigrous Tantes admit it; […]
1837, Thomas Carlyle, “Lafayette”, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume I (The Bastille), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book VII (The Insurrection of Women), page 275
Origin
From French vinaigre (“vinegar”) + -ous.
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vinaigrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinaigrous
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vinaigrous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinaigrous.
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