Sample sentences for ASTRINGENT

3 meanings

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1 —as in:
treat with an astringent

Definition

a drug that causes contraction of body tissues — especially topically

astringent = a drug that causes contraction of body tissues — especially topically

Other Uses (with this meaning)

astringent = a drug that causes contraction of body tissues — especially topically

astringent = a drug that causes contraction of body tissues — especially topically

The extreme sharpness of the air acted on his nerves like an astringent, and braced them swiftly.
Stevenson, Robert Louis -- Tales and Fantasies

astringent = a drug that causes contraction of body tissues — especially topically

2 —as in:
astringent taste

Definition

similar to a sour or bitter taste (creating a dry, puckering feel in the mouth)

astringent = similar to a sour or bitter taste (creating a dry, puckering feel in the mouth)

Other Uses (with this meaning)

In the upper region they live chiefly on the acid and astringent berries of the guayavita...
Charles Darwin -- The Voyage of the Beagle

astringent = similar to a sour or bitter taste (creating a dry, puckering feel in the mouth)

Liquid splatters my skin, and the astringent smell of alcohol makes my nostrils flare.
Lauren Oliver -- Delirium

astringent = sharp or bitter

Mayonnaise, for example, is supposed to be evaluated along six dimensions of appearance (color, color intensity, chroma, shine, lumpiness, and bubbles), ten dimensions of texture (adhesiveness to lips, firmness, denseness, and so on), and fourteen dimensions of flavor, split among three subgroups—aromatics (eggy, mustardy, and so forth); basic tastes (salty, sour, and sweet); and chemical-feeling factors (burn, pungent, astringent).
Malcolm Gladwell -- Blink

astringent = similar to a sour or bitter taste (creating a dry, puckering feel in the mouth)

3 —as in:
astringent remarks

Definition

harsh or hurtful

astringent = harsh or hurtful

Martin remembered how often, how astringently, Gottlieb had sneered at "dese merry vedding or jail bells."
Sinclair Lewis -- Arrowsmith

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