ASTRINGENTLY
Etymology
Adverb
astringently (not comparable)
In the manner of an astringent.
Source: Wiktionary
As*trin"gent*ly, adv.
Definition: In an astringent manner.
ASTRINGENT
As*trin"gent, a. Etym: [L. astringens, p. pr. of astringere: cf. F.
astringent. See Astringe.]
1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to
laxative; as, astringent medicines; a butter and astringent taste;
astringent fruit.
2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.
As*trin"gent, n.
Definition: A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the
soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.
External astringents are called styptics. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition