- pungent pun·gent adj
- ['pʌndʒənt]
(smell, taste) pungente, aspro (-a), (smoke) acre, (sauce) piccante, (remark, satire) caustico (-a), mordace
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pungent pun·gent adj
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pungent — pun•gent [[t]ˈpʌn dʒənt[/t]] adj. 1) sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid 2) caustic or sharply expressive: pungent remarks[/ex] 3) incisive; mordant: pungent wit[/ex] 4) acutely distressing; … From formal English to slang
pungent — pun|gent [ˈpʌndʒənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of pungere to prick, sting ] 1.) having a strong taste or smell pungent smell/aroma/odour etc ▪ the pungent odour of garlic 2.) formal pungent speech or writing is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pungent — Sharp; said of the taste or odor of a substance. [L. pungo, pres. p. ens ( ent ), to pierce] * * * pun·gent jənt adj causing a sharp or irritating sensation esp ACRID pun·gent·ly adv * * * … Medical dictionary
