1. having the taste, smell, or qualities of vinegar; sour or acidic
2. having a bad-tempered or irritable disposition
Usage: informal

Examples

• The salad dressing had a vinegarish taste that made me pucker.
• The wine had gone bad and smelled vinegarish.
• Her vinegarish comments made everyone uncomfortable at dinner.
• The old man’s vinegarish personality kept visitors away.
• The pickles were too vinegarish for my liking.
• She gave him a vinegarish look when he interrupted her.