pungently

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.

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

pungently [ˈpʌndʒəntlɪ] ADV [smell] → acremente; [remark, write] → mordazmente

pungently

adv (lit, fig) → scharf; smell also → stechend, durchdringend

pungently [ˈpʌndʒəntlɪ] adv (gen) → aspramente; (seasoned) → in modo piccante; (remark) → causticamente