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adjective

Pungent adj.

Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice. "Pungent radish biting infant's tongue." "The pungent grains of titillating dust."

Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging. "With pungent pains on every side." "His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation."

(Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.

Synonyms: Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious; biting; stinging.

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Etymology of 'Pungent'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... humble vegetation could not know. The constant music of insect life sounded in my ears; everywhere were flowers of brilliant hue, masses of bush blossoms not unlike the lilac in appearance, but like all down on the Isthmus, odorless—or rather with a pungent scent, like strong catsup. ...

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... aware of was light, and a reeking atmosphere of burning oil. The next was the warmth and flicker of two wood fires. And after that a general odour which he recognized at once. It was the same heavy, pungent aroma that pervaded the fort where the dead chemist stored the small but precious quantities of the ...

— The Heart of Unaga • Ridgwell Cullum

... the United States, though in former years it had some following even in the better trade. The demand for all grades of Rios has been decreasing, Santos taking their place in the United States. Rio coffee has a peculiar, rank flavor. It has a heavy, pungent, and harsh taste which traders do not consider of value either in straight coffee or in blends. However, its low price recommends it to some packers, and it is often found in the cheapest brands of package coffees and also in many compounds. In color, ...

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... down the last of the cinders and turn to the door. There was a pungent smell of smoke in the room. She wondered if she would ever be able to cross that swaying, seething floor to open the window. She closed her eyes and listened with straining ears for ...

— Greatheart • Ethel M. Dell

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