pungent

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Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances

I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.

Having a sharp and stiff point

The critic gave a pungent review.

affecting the sense of smell
{a} pricking, sharp, tart, keen, severe
Having a powerful, assertive smell linked to a high level of volatile acidity
sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur
Having a strong odor/odour that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances
sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur"
Applies essentially to a full-bodied and slightly aggressive coffee
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. delicate + pungency pun·gen·cy the spices that give Jamaican food its pungency
approval If you describe what someone has said or written as pungent, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly. He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis
{s} spicy, piquant, sharp (of flavor, odor, etc.); biting, caustic, sarcastic; clever, witty
penetrating or sharp to the taste
Tarty acidic wine with a bite
A beer with a very strong, usually sulfury, odor; not pleasant
Possessing a sharp, pronounced acidic odor
capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging
tea taster's term to denote a very astringent tea
Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice
Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp
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bitter odor, acrid smell, biting odor
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with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored" with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries
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piquantly, with a sharp quality (of flavor, odor, etc.); caustically, stingingly, sarcastically
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In a pungent manner; sharply
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with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries"
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In a pungent manner
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with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries
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with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored"
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