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[ puhn-juhnt ] / ˈpʌn dʒənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pungent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid. acutely distressing to the feelings or mind; poignant. caustic, biting, or sharply expressive: pungent remarks. mentally stimulating or appealing: pungent wit. Biology. piercing or sharp-pointed. Origin of pungent1590–1600; <Latin pungent- (stem of pungēns), present participle of pungere to prick. See poignant, point, -ent SYNONYMS FOR pungent1 hot, peppery, piquant, sharp. 3 sarcastic, mordant, cutting; acrimonious, bitter. 4 keen, sharp. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pungent ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR pungent1 mild, bland. 3 soothing. 4 dull. SEE ANTONYMS FOR pungent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pungentpun·gen·cy, nounpun·gent·ly, adverbnon·pun·gen·cy, nounnon·pun·gent, adjective non·pun·gent·ly, adverb Words nearby pungentpunditocracy, punditry, Pune, pung, punga, pungent, Punic, Punic Wars, punish, punishable, punishing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pungentRegardless, that goes double for a hippy isle full of expats and pungent pot known as Bocas del Toro. A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama Turns 100|Bill Schulz|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Their free clinic in central Athens is housed in a shabby apartment that smells of feverish bodies and pungent medicine. A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST On move-in day I opened the front door to a pungent, musky odor of pure mold. George Washington University’s Housing Horrors|Miranda Green|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Women who use the pungent coverup make less money than fully topless dancers, but many seem to prefer the alternative. A License to Strip? Texas Dancers Say No Thanks|Rachel Krantz|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
New hires are also warned not to wear perfume or aftershave that is too pungent. Juiciest Bits From the Royal Exposé|Tom Sykes|October 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST A salt breath, pungent with tide-stranded seaweed, reached him. The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod It was a pungent answer given by a Free Kirk member who had deserted his colours and returned to the old faith. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay The aromatic odor and pungent, bitter taste are retained in the dried article. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding He was beginning to see, despite the darkness and the nauseating, pungent fumes. A Lively Bit of the Front|Percy F. Westerman The leaves are acrid, and emit a pungent odour when handled. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
British Dictionary definitions for pungent
adjectivehaving an acrid smell or sharp bitter flavour (of wit, satire, etc) biting; caustic biology ending in a sharp pointa pungent leaf Derived forms of pungentpungency, nounpungently, adverbWord Origin for pungentC16: from Latin pungens piercing, from pungere to prick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pungentspicy, bitter, poignant, piquant, stinging, aromatic, peppery, sour, salty, tangy, sharp, acid, acrid, zesty, barbed, scathing, incisive, trenchant, piercing, caustic |