1.
Something that is ~ has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant.
The more herbs you use, the more ~ the sauce will be.
...the ~ smell of burning rubber.
? delicate
ADJ
pungency
...the spices that give Jamaican food its pungency.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with poss
2.
If you describe what someone has said or written as ~, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly. (FORMAL)
He enjoyed the play’s shrewd and ~ social analysis.
ADJ approval