PUNGENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell
   Usage Example(s)
   • tasting the pungent wood sorrel
   • pungent curry
   • a pungent smell of burning sulfur
   Antonym(s)
   • bland (what does bland mean?)
   Similar To
   • acrid (what does acrid mean?)
   • gingery (what does gingery mean?)
   • hot (what does hot mean?)
   • peppery (what does peppery mean?)
   • spicy (what does spicy mean?)
   See Also
   • tasteful (what does tasteful mean?)
2. Meaning
   • capable of wounding
   Synonym(s)
   • barbed (what does barbed mean?)
   • biting (what does biting mean?)
   • mordacious (what does mordacious mean?)
   • nipping (what does nipping mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a barbed compliment
   • a biting aphorism
   • pungent satire
   Similar To
   • sarcastic (what does sarcastic mean?)