pungent
[adjective]
Synonyms: strong, acrid, bitter, hot, peppery, piquant, sharp, sour, spicy, tart

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Antonyms: bland
Contrasted words: banal, corny, dull, flat, hackneyed, insipid, old hat, platitudinous, prosaic, prosy, stale, stodgy, tasteless, unimaginative, uninteresting
Related Words: acute, keen, salt, salty, sharp, biting, bitter, cutting, hot, incisive, trenchant, exciting, provocative, stimulating, rich

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pun‧gent /ˈpʌndʒənt/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of pungere 'to prick, sting']

1. having a strong taste or smell
pungent smell/aroma/odour etc
the pungent odour of garlic

2. formal pungent speech or writing is clever and direct, and usually criticizes someone or something strongly:
He expressed some fairly pungent criticisms.
—pungently adverb
—pungency noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲