pungent
sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
acutely distressing to the feelings or mind; poignant.
caustic, biting, or sharply expressive: pungent remarks.
mentally stimulating or appealing: pungent wit.
Biology. piercing or sharp-pointed.
Origin of pungent
1Other words for pungent
Opposites for pungent
Other words from pungent
- pun·gen·cy, noun
- pun·gent·ly, adverb
- non·pun·gen·cy, noun
- non·pun·gent, adjective
- non·pun·gent·ly, adverb
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How to use pungent in a sentence
In addition, Trinidad-style aloo and channa enlists the pungent, floral herb culantro.
Trinidad-style aloo and channa infuses an Indian classic with Caribbean flavor | Brigid Washington | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostMiller lifts the stack of sliced squash and pungent Taleggio cheese with what he calls “excitement bites.”
Like a good neighbor, Pennyroyal Station is there for you | Tom Sietsema | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostAll of the spices are so pungent and flavorful and perfectly balanced, and it results in so many easy and satisfying meals.
By now you’re probably used to dealing with the pungent, sticky mess—but that doesn’t mean you can’t improve the user experience.
Nine kitchen gifts that do one thing really well | Sara Chodosh | November 26, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe low-and-slow roasting method captures the essence of the allium without the pungent odor and sharp bite.
There’s a science to food pairing, and you can learn it here | Peter Coucquyt, Bernard Lahousse, and Johan Langenbick | October 22, 2020 | Popular-Science
Regardless, that goes double for a hippy isle full of expats and pungent pot known as Bocas del Toro.
Their free clinic in central Athens is housed in a shabby apartment that smells of feverish bodies and pungent medicine.
A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOn move-in day I opened the front door to a pungent, musky odor of pure mold.
Women who use the pungent coverup make less money than fully topless dancers, but many seem to prefer the alternative.
New hires are also warned not to wear perfume or aftershave that is too pungent.
It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsIt was made from the fibres of the leaves, and was considered among many to be the finest kind of the "pungent dust."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Frederick the Great and Napoleon both loved and used large quantities of the "pungent dust."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In its pure state it is a transparent and colourless gas, having a peculiar pungent smell, and highly soluble in water.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonHe succeeded, however, and soon was puffing clouds of pungent smoke into the air with the utmost contentment.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for pungent
/ (ˈpʌndʒənt) /
having an acrid smell or sharp bitter flavour
(of wit, satire, etc) biting; caustic
biology ending in a sharp point: a pungent leaf
Origin of pungent
1Derived forms of pungent
- pungency, noun
- pungently, adverb
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