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pungent    音标拼音: [p'ʌndʒənt]
a. 苦痛的,刺激性的,严厉的

苦痛的,刺激性的,严厉的

pungent
adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the
acrid smell of burning rubber" [synonym: {pungent}, {acrid}]
2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
aphorism"; "pungent satire" [synonym: {barbed}, {biting},
{nipping}, {pungent}, {mordacious}]

Pungent \Pun"gent\, a. [L. pungens, -entis, p. pr. of pungere,
punctum, to prick. Cf. {Compunction}, {Expunge}, {Poignant},
{Point}, n., {Puncheon}, {Punctilio}, {Punt}, v. t.]
1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or
feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice.
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Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. --Shenstone.
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The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope.
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2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic;
stinging.
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With pungent pains on every side. --Swift.
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His pungent pen played its part in rousing the
nation. --J. R. Green.
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3. (Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
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Syn: Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen;
acrimonious; biting; stinging.
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153 Moby Thesaurus words for "pungent":
Attic, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, acid, acrid,
acrimonious, acute, afflictive, agonizing, amaroidal, aphoristic,
aromatic, asperous, astringent, atrocious, axiomatic, barbed,
biting, bitter, bitter as gall, brilliant, caustic, clever, coarse,
consuming, crab, crabbed, cramping, crisp, cruel, cutting,
deafening, distressing, droll, dry, epigrammatic, escharotic,
exciting, excruciating, facetious, flavorful, formulaic,
formulistic, funny, gnawing, gnomic, grave, green, griping, hard,
harrowing, harsh, hot, humorous, humorsome, hurtful, hurting,
incisive, intense, irritating, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking,
joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, lively, loud, mordant,
nimble-witted, nose-piercing, nose-tickling, oppressive, painful,
paroxysmal, penetrating, peppery, peppy, pickled, piercing,
piquant, pithy, platitudinous, poignant, pointed, proverbial,
provocative, quick-witted, racking, racy, rapier-like, reeking,
rich, rough, salt, salty, sapid, sarcastic, scathing,
scintillating, seasoned, sec, sententious, severe, sharp, shooting,
smart, snappy, sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, sparkling,
spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, spicy, spirited, sprightly,
stabbing, stern, stimulating, stinging, strong, strong-scented,
strong-smelling, succinct, suffocating, tangy, tart, tartish,
tasty, terse, thundering, tormenting, torturous, trenchant,
uninteresting, unripe, unsweet, unsweetened, upsetting, vinegarish,
vinegary, vitriolic, vivacious, whimsical, witty, zesty


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  • PUNGENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions
  • PUNGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    PUNGENT definition: 1 smelling or tasting very strong and sharp: 2 spoken or written in a way that has a strong… Learn more
  • Pungent - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    Use pungent to describe a taste or smell that gives a sharp sensation "What is that pungent odor?" is a polite way of suggesting that someone in the room has BO The ultimate source of the word pungent is Latin pungere, "to prick, sting " Ginger and mustard seed are examples of pungent spices
  • PUNGENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Pungent definition: sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid See examples of PUNGENT used in a sentence
  • Pungent - definition of pungent by The Free Dictionary
    1 sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid 2 caustic or sharply expressive: pungent remarks 3 incisive; mordant: pungent wit 4 acutely distressing; poignant 5 Bot sharp-pointed: a pungent leaf pun′gen•cy, n
  • pungent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    pungent (of a taste or smell) very strong, like the taste or smell of garlic or mustard: the pungent taste of onions sharp (of a taste or smell) strong and biting; (of food or drink) having a sharp taste: He prefers a very sharp cheddar cheese
  • PUNGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be the pungent smell of burning rubber
  • pungent, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
    Having a marked effect on the taste or other senses Pungent, acrid, keen; (of a medicine) sharp or violent in operation; (of a disease, pain, or…
  • What does pungent mean? - Definitions. net
    Pungent is an adjective used to describe a strong, sharp, or intense taste or smell It can also refer to keenly critical or biting commentary or observations pun′jent, adj sharp: pricking or acrid to taste or smell: keenly touching the mind: painful: keen: sarcastic — ns Pun′gency, Pun′gence — adv Pun′gently
  • PUNGENT Synonyms: 179 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
    Some common synonyms of pungent are piquant, poignant, and racy While all these words mean "sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses," pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors





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