Being harsh or corrosive in tone.
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Examples for "astringent"
Examples for "astringent"
1The milk is very soothing and the alum acts as an astringent.
2With the preparation of kid leather alum is the astringent curative agent.
3The root contains tannin and mucilage, it is therefore astringent and demulcent.
4I tasted the nut, and found it pungent and astringent, not tempting.
5Where the astringent memory of Lizzie came into play, Lawrence was dumb.
1Thereupon followed a soft discussion that was as near being acerb as nails are near velvet paws.
2He had been giving a dinner followed by a concert, and the deafening strains of the music clashed with my acerb spirit, irritating me excessively.