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/ˈtɑɹ.tɚ/ · noun
A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar..
Mrs. Begg said she liked Mrs. Dain, who was a sensible woman and a first-rate housewife, but that Gabrielle was a tartar.
Use tartar when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tartar means A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar..
Common synonyms include wine stone, dragon, calculus, cream of tartar.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Mrs. Begg said she liked Mrs. Dain, who was a sensible woman and a first-rate housewife, but that Gabrielle was a tartar.
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