Dark and Sour

Dark

Dark adjective - Showing a brooding ill humor.
Usage example: a dark scowl

Sour is a synonym for dark. In some cases you can use "Sour" instead an adjective "Dark".

Sour

Sour adjective - Showing a brooding ill humor.
Usage example: a sour temper

Dark is a synonym for sour. Sometimes you can use "Dark" instead an adjective "Sour".

Nearby Words: sourness, soured, sourish, souring, sourly

Both words in one sentence

  • Knight in Sour Armor Brian Duffy of Tim Powers' The Drawing of the Dark starts sour, and only becomes more sour as the story progresses, but never loses his desire to do the Right Thing, despite serious temptation.
  • Cool, Clear Water Healthy lakes are instead often dark/brown due to humus particles from the surrounding woods (humus-particles can't be solved in sour water and just sinks to the bottom).
  • Similarly, Event Horizon has the typical opening Paramount fanfare, but then hits a sour note before lifting into space with an aggressive, dark string section.
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