pungent

pun·gent  (pnjnt)

adj.

1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.

2.

a. Penetrating, biting, or caustic: pungent satire.

b. To the point; sharp: pungent talks during which the major issues were confronted.

3. Pointed: a pungent leaf.

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[Latin pungns, pungent-, present participle of pungere, to sting; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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pungen·cy n.

pungent·ly adv.

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pungent

Adjective

1. having a strong sharp bitter smell or taste

2. (of speech or writing) biting; critical [Latin pungens piercing]

pungency n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pungent - strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" acrid tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	2.	pungent - capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" barbed, biting, mordacious, nipping sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

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pungent

adjective 1. strong, hot, spicy, seasoned, sharp, acid, bitter, stinging, sour, tart, aromatic, tangy, acrid, peppery, piquant, highly flavoured, acerb << OPPOSITE mild

adjective 2. cutting, pointed, biting, acute, telling, sharp, keen, stinging, piercing, penetrating, poignant, stringent, scathing, acrimonious, barbed, incisive, sarcastic, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant, mordacious << OPPOSITE dull

Translations

pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] adj → acre

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pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] adj → piquant(e) (fig); mordant(e) → caustique

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pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] adj [smell, taste] → scharf (fig) [speech, article etc] → spitz, scharf

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pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] adj → piccante;

(fig) → mordace, caustico/a