sourfulとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

sourful (comparative more sourful, superlative most sourful)

1. (literally, figuratively) Characterised by sourness (all senses)
   • 1979, Joseph Boskin, Humor and social change in twentieth-century America, page 96:

     Because of their politically sourful and humorless attitudes, the most frequently targeted political groups were conservatives and Republicans.

   • 1992, Steve Maguire, Jungle in black, page 97:

     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?