 pungent |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | sarcastic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] capable of wounding | |
| Synonyms: | biting barbed nipping | |
| Examples: | "a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire" |
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| Related terms: | sarcastic | |
| Similar spelling: |
pungently pungency |
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