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[ adjective ] sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell
Examples "tasting the pungent wood sorrel" "pungent curry" "a pungent smell of burning sulfur" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Behind him billowed a small pungent cloud of smoke . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] capable of wounding
Synonyms Examples "a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire" Related terms |
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