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pungent

pun·gent [ púnjənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. strong smelling or strong tasting: having a strong smell or a powerfully sharp or bitter taste

2. caustic: expressed in or showing a witty and biting manner
pungent observations about mass culture

3. biology sharp and pointed: describes a plant or animal part that ends in a sharp point
a plant with elongated pungent leaves

[Late 16th century. < Latin pungent-, present participle of pungere "prick, sting"]

pun·gen·cy noun
pun·gent·ly adverb
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