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1. (adj.) pungent
sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
2. pungent
caustic or sharply expressive:
pungent remarks.
3. pungent
incisive; mordant:
pungent wit.
4. pungent
acutely distressing; poignant.
5. pungent
Bot. sharp-pointed:
a pungent leaf.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L pungent- (s. of pungēns), prp. of pungere to prick; see -ent)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) pungent, acrid
strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
"the acrid smell of burning rubber"
2. (adj) barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious
capable of wounding
"a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) pungent
causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice
2. (verb) pungent
sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging
3. (verb) pungent
prickly-pointed; hard and sharp
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Sense: (of a taste or smell) sharp and strong.
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 Afrikaans: frank |
 Arabic: حِرّيف، لاذِع |
 Bulgarian: остър |
 Brazilian: acre |
 Czech: ostrý, řízný, čpavý |
 German: scharf |
 Danish: skarp |
 Greek: αψύς, δυνατός |
 Spanish: acre; penetrante; picante |
 Estonian: terav, kirbe |
 Farsi: تند |
 Finnish: pistävä |
 French: piquant |
 Hebrew: חֲרִיף |
 Hindi: तीखा |
 Hungarian: csípős |
 Indonesian: menyengat |
 Icelandic: sterkur, skarpur |
 Italian: pungente, acre |
 Japanese: ぴりっとする |
 Korean: (냄새가) 자극적이고 강한 |
 Lithuanian: aštrus, stiprus |
 Latvian: kodīgs; ass; pikants |
 Malay: hancing |
 Dutch: scherp |
 Norwegian: stikkende, sviende |
 Polish: ostry, cierpki |
 Persian: تند |
 Pashto: تيره ، تند ، تريخ |
 Portuguese: acre |
 Romanian: picant |
 Russian: острый |
 Slovak: ostrý |
 Slovenian: oster |
 Serbian: oštar |
 Swedish: skarp, besk, frän |
 Thai: ฉุน |
 Turkish: keskin, keskin kokulu |
 Taiwanese: 刺激性的(氣味) |
 Ukrainian: гострий, пікантний |
 Urdu: چبھتا ہوا، تيز |
 Vietnamese: hăng; cay |
 Chinese: 刺激性的（气味） |
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