pun·gent (p n j nt)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. [Latin pung  ns, pungent-, present participle of pungere, to sting; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]pun gen·cy n.pun gent·ly adv. |
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| Adv. | 1. | pungently - with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries" |
| 2. | pungently - with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored" |
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