Definitions
Tartness or acidity; also bitterness in mood.
Word origin
From Middle English sowrenesse, sournesse, from Old English sūrnes (“sourness”), equivalent to sour + -ness.
Used in a sentence
“Mrs. Ferrars was a little, thin woman, upright, even to formality, in her figure, and serious, even to sourness, in her aspect.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Tart quality”8 letters
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