PUNGENT


Meaning of PUNGENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpʌndʒənt ]

adj. 1 having a sharp or strong taste or smell, esp. so as to produce a pricking sensation. 2 (of remarks) penetrating, biting, caustic. 3 mentally stimulating. 4 Biol. having a sharp point. øøpungency n. pungently adv. [L pungent- pres. part. of pungere prick]

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