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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes";
- Example: "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
[syn: pungent, acrid]

2. capable of wounding;
- Example: "a barbed compliment"
- Example: "a biting aphorism"
- Example: "pungent satire"
[syn: barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pungent \Pun"gent\, a. [L. pungens, -entis, p. pr. of pungere,
   punctum, to prick. Cf. Compunction, Expunge, Poignant,
   Point, n., Puncheon, Punctilio, Punt, v. t.]
   1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or
      feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice.
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            Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. --Shenstone.
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            The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope.
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   2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic;
      stinging.
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            With pungent pains on every side.     --Swift.
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            His pungent pen played its part in rousing the
            nation.                               --J. R. Green.
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   3. (Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
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   Syn: Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen;
        acrimonious; biting; stinging.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pungent
    adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the
           acrid smell of burning rubber" [syn: pungent, acrid]
    2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
       aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: barbed, biting,
       nipping, pungent, mordacious]