pun ‧ gent /ˈpʌndʒənt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of pungere 'to prick, sting' ]
1 . having a strong taste or smell
pungent smell/aroma/odour etc
the pungent odour of garlic
2 . formal pungent speech or writing is clever and direct, and usually criticizes someone or something strongly:
He expressed some fairly pungent criticisms.
—pungently adverb
—pungency noun [uncountable]