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English
Etymology
From French vinaigre (“vinegar”) + -ous.[1]
Adjective
vinaigrous (comparative more vinaigrous, superlative most vinaigrous)
- (archaic) vinegary
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: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; […]
References
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Vinaigrous, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 2 (V–Z), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 210, column 1.