pungent

The definition of pungent is something with a strong smell or taste, or something directly to the point.

(adjective)

See pungent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L pungens, prp. of pungere, to prick, puncture: see point

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See pungent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.
a. Penetrating, biting, or caustic: pungent satire.
b. To the point; sharp: pungent talks during which the major issues were confronted.
Pointed: a pungent leaf.

Origin:

Origin: Latin pungēns, pungent-

Origin: , present participle of pungere, to sting; see peuk- in Indo-European roots

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