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Definitions

  1. 1. astringent
  2. 2. tart
  3. 3. acerbity
  4. 4. unsmooth
  5. 5. rough (surface)
  6. 6. hard to understand
  7. 7. obscure

Words Containing 涩

干涩
gān sè

dry and rough (skin)

冷涩
lěng sè

chilly

囊中羞涩
náng zhōng xiū sè

to be embarrassingly short of money

拙涩
zhuō sè

clumsy and incomprehensible

晦涩
huì sè

difficult to understand

涩味
sè wèi

acerbic (taste)

涩脉
sè mài

sluggish pulse

生涩
shēng sè

unripe

羞涩
xiū sè

shy; bashful

脱涩
tuō sè

to remove astringent taste

艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè

abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)

苦涩
kǔ sè

bitter and astringent

讷涩
nè sè

clumsy in speech

蹇涩
jiǎn sè

awkward

酸涩
suān sè

sour

青涩
qīng sè

underripe

咸涩
xián sè

salty and bitter

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