ekşi — meaning in English

English meaning

• minus prep Reduced by; with a certain amount subtracted.
• negative adj Expressing disapproval, pessimism, or something undesirable.
• sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.

Senses

ekşi is used for these senses in English:

• minus (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]
• minus sign (arithmetic) The symbol −, used to denote the operation of subtraction or to indicate that a number is negative.
• negative Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
• sour Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
• sour Tasting or smelling rancid.
• sour Excessively acidic and thus infertile. (of soil)

minus — full definition

1. prep Reduced by; with a certain amount subtracted.
2. noun A drawback or disadvantage.
3. adj Negative, or below a given value.

negative — full definition

1. adj Expressing disapproval, pessimism, or something undesirable.
2. adj Below zero, or showing that a test did not detect what it was checking for.
3. noun An unfavourable point, or (in photography) an image with reversed colours/tones.

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