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pungent

/ˈpʌndʒənt/

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What does pungent mean?

adjective

  1. Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
  2. Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
  3. (figuratively) Stinging; acerbic.
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. Having a sharp and stiff point.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpʌndʒənt/

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It collected the stories of graft and misery from the daily press, and made a little pungent paragraphs out of them.
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140
The subtle, pungent, ravishing odours on the wind, of unfolding leaves, ice-water washed plants, and catkin pollen, were an elixir to humanity.
Gene Stratton-PorterThe Song of the CardinalProject Gutenberg ebook #533
More book examples (3)
The sensation was like being touched in the marrow with some pungent and searching acid, it set my very teeth on edge.
Charles DickensGreat ExpectationsProject Gutenberg ebook #1400
Inflammatory bodies, which by their lightness are carried up into the head, cutting all that comes in their way, are termed pungent.
PlatoTimaeusTranslated by Benjamin JowettProject Gutenberg ebook #1572
Its stomach, burned by pungent spices, will find the Crucifera insipid and uneatable, though its piquancy is enhanced by essence of sulphur.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462