[ UK /pˈʌnd‍ʒənt/ ]
[ US /ˈpəndʒənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. strong and sharp
    the acrid smell of burning rubber
    the pungent taste of radishes
  2. capable of wounding
    a biting aphorism
    a barbed compliment
    pungent satire
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How To Use pungent In A Sentence

  • I looked up and saw that the trees I was standing under were eucalypts, which had released their oily, pungent aroma into the wet air.
  • It appeared to be opaque glass, but it exuded the pungent fetor of magick. Sparks
  • It will go much darker and become less pungent in both taste and aroma. The Sun
  • His pungent rejoinders made short work of the Government's high-flown theories.
  • Dried manure ground into fine powder by hooves and wagon wheels puffed up into the air and its pungent smell filled the town and drifted far outside the town.
  • It is notoriously pungent, extremely powerful and a favourite at Chinese banquets. Times, Sunday Times
  • It sounds an odd pairing but used sparingly, the earthy, pungent and aromatic flavour of sage adds rich warmth to simply cooked white fish. Times, Sunday Times
  • It has quite a kick, emphasised by a pungent aroma that brings tears to the eyes and a hanky to the nose.
  • Stepping out of the wooden portals, your nostrils are assailed by the pungent smell of leaf-wrapped dosai.
  • She could smell the pungent blossoms of the town's caragana hedges, for sure. The Doctor's Daughter
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