Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Moderately astringent; suggesting astringency.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Somewhat astringent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Somewhat
astringent .
Etymologies
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sub- + astringent
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Examples
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In large doses, it operates violently as an emetic, cathartic, and subastringent antiseptic.
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