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sourly

/ˈsaʊɝli/ adv

In a sour manner.

Word Origin From Old English sūr, which goes back to Proto-Germanic *sūraz. Sourly is the adverb: doing something with a sour attitude. The same root gives us sourdough and sourpuss — both capturing that sharp, acidic quality.

adv In a sour manner.

He replied sourly when asked about his failed project.

(副词) 酸溜溜地；尖酸地；刻薄地

当被问及失败的项目时，他尖酸地回答道。

(adverbio) agriamente; ásperamente; con aspereza; secamente; con desabrimiento [De manera áspera o agriada.]

Respondió agriamente cuando le preguntaron sobre su proyecto fallido.

(adverbe) aigrement; d'un ton aigre; âprement; acerbement; amèrement [D'un ton aigre ou revêche, marquant le mécontentement ou l'amertume.]

Il a répondu d'un ton aigre lorsqu'on l'a interrogé sur son projet raté.

(Adverb) sauer; mürrisch [Auf eine unfreundliche, verbitterte oder gereizte Weise; mit einem säuerlichen Unterton.]

Er antwortete **sourly**, als man ihn nach seinem gescheiterten Projekt fragte.

(副詞) 不機嫌や酸味のある様子で。

彼は失敗したプロジェクトについて尋ねられたとき、不機嫌な様子で返答した。

(advérbio) azedamente; acidamente; amargamente [De maneira azeda ou amarga.]

Ele respondeu com azedume quando perguntado sobre seu projeto fracassado.

Synonyms: bitterly acidly tartly sharply caustically acerbically morosely sullenly Antonyms: sweetly pleasantly kindly amiably
Word parts: sour + ly

Common collocations

say verb be verb to prep think verb smile verb ask verb laugh verb of prep grin verb add verb rather adv look verb

Related words

sourness

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