astringent
adjective
[ əˈstrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt ]
• causing the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues.
• "an astringent skin lotion"
• (of taste or smell) slightly acidic or bitter.
• "fresh blackcurrants have a rather astringent flavour"
• sharp or severe in manner or style.
• "his subversive and astringent humour"
Similar:
severe,
sharp,
stern,
harsh,
rough,
acerbic,
austere,
caustic,
mordant,
trenchant,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
scathing,
cutting,
incisive,
penetrating,
piercing,
stinging,
searing,
wounding,
hurtful,
unkind,
cruel,
spiteful,
waspish,
poisonous,
vicious,
acerb,
bitchy,
catty,
sarky,
snarky,
acidulous,
mordacious,
astringent
noun
• an astringent lotion applied to the skin to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions or as a cosmetic to make the skin less oily.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French, from Latin astringent- ‘pulling tight’, from the verb astringere, from ad- ‘towards’ + stringere ‘bind, pull tight’.
