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astringent

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10 lettersPronunciation /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeginnrsttStarts with AEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

Word origin

From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent.

Used in a sentence

  • Philip, who was made Duke of Edinburgh on the couple’s wedding, introduced a new, less stuffy, though as the years went on occasionally astringent, tone to the royal family.

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