Adjective : his astringent criticism. ,astringent wit. From Dictionary.com.
For God's sake, I told myself astringently, take a grip on things. From Wordnik.com. [Decider]
My throat had constricted and the cool liquid was astringently soothing. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
He's not overtly or astringently political, as so many talk hosts today are. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Mann: A Dobbs Campaign? Battle-Scarred Radio Pro Dave Ross Reveals What Lou Can Expect] Reference
When I look out of the window I see an astringently cold, bleak January day. From Wordnik.com. [Let’s Get Practical « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
'Who will do the entries?' she asked astringently, her voice saying quite clearly that I couldn't. From Wordnik.com. [Bonecrack]
My own Mercedes, milk-coffee-coloured, stood beyond: and what, I thought astringently, was it saying about me!. From Wordnik.com. [Come To Grief]
I answered my own question astringently: I'd written a novel, what did it matter if it won or lost on its own terms?. From Wordnik.com. [Longshot]
It was one of those mornings that draw people back to L.A. despite the craziness, the air ocean-washed and astringently cool under a deep blue sky. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Edge] Reference
Sutherland chaired the 2005 Man Booker Prize committee and in his new book comments astringently on literary awards, including the Nobel Prize www.nobelprize.org. From Wordnik.com. [2008 January 30 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
Ah, at last, a decently priced New Zealand sauvignon blanc that's not astringently dry and has some body to it, and not made "interesting" by the addition of a lot of grassy flavors. From Wordnik.com. [Fifteen Five-Star New Zealand Wines Cable...] Reference
ElspettTs recovery was rapid-which, as she remarked somewhat astringently, was fortunate for the sanity of those who could not imagine how the impossible rescue had been accomplished. From Wordnik.com. [Arrow's Fall]
I admired her, understood her effort, liked her for it, loved her, had to make and keep her safe … and I'd never do it, I thought astringently, if I let my mind dribble on in that silly way. From Wordnik.com. [Forfeit]
I admired her, understood her effort, liked her for it, loved her, had to make and keep her safe ... and I'd never do it, I thought astringently, if I let my mind dribble on in that silly way. From Wordnik.com. [Forfeit]
Plays the family MM pure love atlas astringently blue. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Schubert's, so astringently intellectual as Robert Franz's. From Wordnik.com. [Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques] Reference
The continuum was clear: Where else do you get to judge so astringently who is a (tragically flawed) hero and who is just a bum?. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
The definitions operate astringently, taking some one incident or quality, for many and various, and so getting the matters defined into such thimbles of meaning as can be confidently managed. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation.] Reference
Talking of the missed chances of many governments, both Labor and Likud, to end or reduce the steady occupation of the West Bank, Mr. Yavin says astringently: "This merrymaking will never be stopped.". From Wordnik.com. [CAMERA Snapshots] Reference
In Contention - Todd Solondz's loose, recast sequel to "Happiness" was, for me, one of the pleasant surprises of last autumn's festival circuit - more focused and astringently funny than his last two features, it's also about as humane a work as the now middle-aged enfant terrible is capable of conceiving. From Wordnik.com. [ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs] Reference
'I'm not your father,' I said astringently. From Wordnik.com. [Bonecrack]
“Don’t you believe it,” he said astringently. From Wordnik.com. [Generous Death] Reference
Ryman has favored astringently poetic titles, on the order of "Regis," "Consort," and "Journal.". From Wordnik.com. [Chance Abutmenting (a counter-critique of Peter Schjeldahl)] Reference
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