Associations to the word «Pungent»
Noun
- Bitterness
- Cool
- Cigar
- Secretion
- Stew
- Vegetable
- Wit
- Cuisine
- Sap
- Humour
- Freshness
- Pine
- Texture
- Tang
- Liquor
- Clump
- Evergreen
- Sweetness
- Juice
- Wiping
- Powder
- Bulb
- Sausage
- Herring
- Cooking
- Blossom
- Thick
- Dry
- Faint
- Ingredient
- Salt
- Dish
- Resin
- Oil
- Meat
- Ginger
- Fruit
- Wet
- Soup
- Berry
- Dust
- Guts
- Straw
- Atmosphere
- Sensation
- Yellow
- Gunpowder
- Draught
- Flesh
- Nose
- Cigarette
- Utterance
- Cleaner
- Butter
- Leaf
- Thicket
Adjective
Wiktionary
PUNGENT, adjective. Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
PUNGENT, adjective. Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
PUNGENT, adjective. (figurative) Stinging; acerbic.
PUNGENT, adjective. (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.
Dictionary definition
PUNGENT, adjective. Strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber".
PUNGENT, adjective. Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire".
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