shy; bashful; embarrassed; behaving unnaturally due to shyness

having a taste that is both bitter and harsh

Dry and rough or parched; lacking moisture, such as skin or eyes

having a sour and astringent or acrid taste

difficult to understand; cryptic; usually describes writing, poetry, or music where the meaning is hard to grasp

to be embarrassingly short of money; a polite or humorous way to say one's pockets are empty

Awkward, jerky, or choppy, especially describing writing, speech, or technical skills that are not smooth or proficient.

(of writing) deep and difficult to understand; lacking in flow or clarity

physically dry and rough, often of the eyes or skin

not smooth or obstructed; rough and lacking lubrication

sluggish or frozen due to cold; chilly and slow-moving

(of an object) not smooth; having a rough surface

to remove the puckery or astringent taste from fruits like persimmons

abstruse and unfathomable; used to describe writing or ideas that are difficult to understand and obscure

having empty pockets; short of cash; to be in a state of financial embarrassment or poverty

clumsy and difficult to understand, used to describe writing or literary style that is unpolished and lacks flow

to be unsmooth or have high friction; used to describe surfaces, a dry or irritated throat, or a voice that lacks resonance

salty and puckery or acerbic in taste; salty and bitter

(variant form) to be slow and hesitant in speech

astringent or acerbic taste

Feeling restless, anxious, or uneasy; often used in literary contexts to describe someone who cannot sit still due to inner turmoil.

to hesitate and hold back; to act in a way that is not straightforward or prompt

(dialect) feeling uncomfortable or difficult to endure

In Chinese medicine, a pulse that feels weak, thready, or uneven; uneven pulse

Slow and hesitant in speech; not fluent in speaking

to be slow or clumsy in speech; to stammer

difficult to walk or move smoothly; limping

unripe and tart to the taste; used to describe green fruit that is not yet ready to eat