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Otti verzieht das Gesicht, denn Brunos junges Kimchi schmeckt noch ziemlich säuerlich. Otti pulls a face, because Bruno's young kimchi still tastes rather sour.

adjective · C1

säuerlich

[ˈzɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]

slightly sour, tart, sour (of a face)

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Grammar

Comparative
säuerlicher Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am säuerlichsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

säuer root lich suffix

-lich
makes an adjective: der Freund → freundlich (friendly).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Bruno and the art of fermentation

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