ALL meanings of pungent
pun·gent
P p - adjective pungent smell: acrid 1
- adjective pungent speech: sharp, cutting 1
- adjective pungent sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid. 1
- adjective pungent acutely distressing to the feelings or mind; poignant. 1
- adjective pungent caustic, biting, or sharply expressive: pungent remarks. 1
- adjective pungent mentally stimulating or appealing: pungent wit. 1
- adjective pungent Biology. piercing or sharp-pointed. 1
- adjective pungent Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant. 0
- adjective pungent If you describe what someone has said or written as pungent, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly. 0
- adjective pungent having an acrid smell or sharp bitter flavour 0
- adjective pungent (of wit, satire, etc) biting; caustic 0
- adjective pungent ending in a sharp point 0
- adjective pungent producing a sharp sensation of taste and smell; acrid 0
- adjective pungent sharp and piercing to the mind; poignant; painful 0
- adjective pungent sharply penetrating; expressive; biting 0
- adjective pungent keenly clever; stimulating 0