pungent

Definition of pungent

Adjectives

strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
Synonyms:
acrid
tasty
pleasing to the sense of taste
capable of wounding
"pungent satire"
Synonyms:
barbed, biting, mordacious, nipping
sarcastic
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

Vocabulary Lists for pungent

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-5 »(307 words)
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Words that contain pungent

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