2007-02-15 00:33:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
1 Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is so strong that it is unpleasant. Synonym - powerful Antonym - delicate. Example - The pungent smell of tobacco filled the room. She sat down to have a cup of wonderfully pungent Turkish coffee.
2 Speech or writing that is pungent has a direct, powerful effect and often cleverly criticizes something. Synonym - biting, pointed
Example - The new magazine becomes famous for its pungent journalism.
2007-02-16 17:37:17 · answer #1 · answered by asok c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Does Pungent Mean
2016-12-12 19:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what does pungent mean?
2015-08-13 04:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually a sharp/strong smell or sense.
So having sharp taste is pungent. Or when something smells strong it has a pungent smell.
2007-02-15 00:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by donnie 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Unpleasant Synonym
2016-11-02 09:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by felio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. having a sharp incisive quality: caustic. 2. causing a sharp or irritating sensation.
2007-02-15 01:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by patlamb41 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A strong, stinky odor. Think skunk.
2007-02-15 01:12:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a very strong, sharp odor
2007-02-15 01:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by Brown eyed girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
strong
2007-02-18 23:43:27 · answer #9 · answered by wildirishrose19522000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really nasty, horrifically smelly
2007-02-15 08:24:15 · answer #10 · answered by jobby1111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋