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Puckery vs Astringent - What's the difference?

puckery | astringent |

As adjectives the difference between puckery and astringent

is that puckery is very sour, so that the lips pucker while astringent is sharp, caustic, severe.

As a noun astringent is

a substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

puckery

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very sour, so that the lips pucker.
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  • Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled; full of puckers or wrinkles.

    • astringent

    English

    Noun

    (wp) (en noun)
  • A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sharp, caustic, severe.
  • (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

    • Anagrams

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