pungent
1. [ adjective ] sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell
Examples:

"tasting the pungent wood sorrel" "pungent curry" "a pungent smell of burning sulfur"

Related terms: bland acrid alliaceous gingery tasteful
2. [ adjective ] capable of wounding
Synonyms: biting barbed nipping mordacious
Examples:

"a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire"

Related terms: sarcastic
3. [ adjective ] capable of wounding
Synonyms: biting barbed nipping
Examples:

"a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire"

Related terms: sarcastic
Similar spelling:   pungently
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