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- PUNGENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions
- PUNGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PUNGENT definition: 1 smelling or tasting very strong and sharp: 2 spoken or written in a way that has a strong… Learn more
- Pungent - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Use pungent to describe a taste or smell that gives a sharp sensation "What is that pungent odor?" is a polite way of suggesting that someone in the room has BO The ultimate source of the word pungent is Latin pungere, "to prick, sting " Ginger and mustard seed are examples of pungent spices
- PUNGENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Pungent definition: sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid See examples of PUNGENT used in a sentence
- Pungent - definition of pungent by The Free Dictionary
1 sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid 2 caustic or sharply expressive: pungent remarks 3 incisive; mordant: pungent wit 4 acutely distressing; poignant 5 Bot sharp-pointed: a pungent leaf
- PUNGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe what someone has said or written as pungent, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly
- pungent, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Sharp; piercing; that has sharp points Now: (a) Botany… 3 Forcefully or incisively expressed; (of argument, opinion… 4 5 Strongly or painfully affecting the feelings; intense… 6 Mentally stimulating or exciting; fascinating Now rare 1 Of pain: as if caused by a sharp point; piercing, stabbing; pricking Also: painful
- pungent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
pungent (of a taste or smell) very strong, like the taste or smell of garlic or mustard: the pungent taste of onions sharp (of a taste or smell) strong and biting; (of food or drink) having a sharp taste: He prefers a very sharp cheddar cheese
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