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Pungent

Pungent Meaning & Definition
Pungent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pungent?

[adj] sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur"
[adj] capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pungent: acrid | alliaceous | barbed | biting | garlicky | gingery | hot | mordacious | nipping | peppery | sarcastic | spicy

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See Also | tasteful

Pungent In Webster's Dictionary

\Pun"gent\, a. [L. pungens, -entis, p. pr. of pungere, punctum, to prick. Cf. {Compunction}, {Expunge}, {Poignant}, {Point}, n., {Puncheon}, {Punctilio}, {Punt}, v. t.] 1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice. Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. --Shenstone. The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope. 2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging. With pungent pains on every side. --Swift. His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation. --J. R. Green. 3. (Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp. Syn: Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious; biting; stinging.

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