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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 and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be the pungent smell of burning rubber
- 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 pun′gen•cy, n
- 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
- pungent, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
Having a marked effect on the taste or other senses Pungent, acrid, keen; (of a medicine) sharp or violent in operation; (of a disease, pain, or…
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