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pungent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | barbed, biting, mordacious, nipping |
| Derivation | pungency |
pungent satire.
Examples of pungent
pungent
His dialogue is fluid and pungent, with both class and place sharply delineated.
From the theater.nytimes.com
There were small delicate blue flowers, large yellow tulips and pungent poppies.
From the latimes.com
If stressed by heat or too much or little water, they may have a pungent flavor.
From the chron.com
It was beautifully presented, but had the same pungent taste and gritty texture.
From the theatlantic.com
Egg dye stains on your fingers, the pungent smell of vinegar tickling your nose.
From the ocregister.com
The taste of a particularly pungent garlic sauce can evoke similar remembrances.
From the time.com
Perhaps though he would have relished the pungent irony of Mr Medvedev's timing.
From the economist.com
Another pungent movie from a superb book, though here the source is non-fiction.
From the usatoday.com
The volatile oils in valerian are extremely pungent, somewhat like aged cheese.
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- Strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
- Barbed: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
- (pungently) with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries"
- (pungency) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
- (pungency) a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
- Piquance (noun) (often referred to as "hotness", "pungence", "raciness", "spiciness", or the condition of something being "spicy hot") is a type of pungence specific to the sense of taste. ...
- Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances; Having a sharp and stiff point
- Applies essentially to a full-bodied and slightly aggressive coffee.
- Having a powerful, assertive smell linked to a high level of volatile acidity.
