Having a noticeably sharp pungent taste or smell

• sour

  1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.
  2. Made acid or rancid by fermentation.
  3. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay.

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  1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy.
  2. Made acid or rancid by fermentation.
  3. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay.

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• harsh

  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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• bitter

  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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• acerbic

  1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid.
  2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:

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  1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid.
  2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:

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So sharp as to cause mental pain

• vitriolic

  1. Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol.
  2. Bitterly scathing; caustic:

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  1. Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol.
  2. Bitterly scathing; caustic:

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• truculent

  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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• trenchant

  1. Forceful and clear; penetrating:
  2. Caustic; cutting:
  3. Distinct; clear-cut:

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  1. Forceful and clear; penetrating:
  2. Caustic; cutting:
  3. Distinct; clear-cut:

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• stinging

  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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• slashing

  1. Bitingly critical or satiric:
  2. Dashing; pelting:
  3. Brilliant; intense:

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  1. Bitingly critical or satiric:
  2. Dashing; pelting:
  3. Brilliant; intense:

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• scathing

  1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical:
  2. Harmful or painful; injurious.

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  1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical:
  2. Harmful or painful; injurious.

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• pungent

  1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.
  2. Penetrating, biting, or caustic:
  3. To the point; sharp:

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  1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.
  2. Penetrating, biting, or caustic:
  3. To the point; sharp:

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• mordant

  1. Bitingly sarcastic:
  2. Incisive and trenchant:
  3. Bitingly painful.

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  1. Bitingly sarcastic:
  2. Incisive and trenchant:
  3. Bitingly painful.

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• mordacious

  1. Given to biting; biting.
  2. Caustic; sarcastic.

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  1. Given to biting; biting.
  2. Caustic; sarcastic.

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• cutting

  1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
  2. Sharply penetrating; piercing:
  3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:

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  1. Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
  2. Sharply penetrating; piercing:
  3. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others:

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• corrosive

  1. Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion:
  2. Gradually destructive; steadily harmful:
  3. Spitefully sarcastic:

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  1. Having the capability or tendency to cause corrosion:
  2. Gradually destructive; steadily harmful:
  3. Spitefully sarcastic:

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• caustic

  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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• biting

  1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:
  2. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
  3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

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  1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:
  2. Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings; caustic:
  3. Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.

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• astringent

  1. Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
  2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe:
  3. A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.

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  1. Tending to draw together or constrict tissues; styptic.
  2. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe:
  3. A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.

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• acidic

  1. Acid.
  2. Tending to form an acid.

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  1. Acid.
  2. Tending to form an acid.

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• acid

  1. Any of a class of substances whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a sour taste, the ability to turn blue litmus red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals to form salts.
  2. A substance that yields hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.
  3. A substance that can act as a proton donor.

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  1. Any of a class of substances whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a sour taste, the ability to turn blue litmus red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals to form salts.
  2. A substance that yields hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.
  3. A substance that can act as a proton donor.

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• acerbic

  1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid.
  2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:

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  1. Sour or bitter tasting; acid.
  2. Sharp or biting, as in character or expression:

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Harsh in taste or smell

• irritating

  1. Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
  2. Stimulating or exciting a response.
  3. Present participle of irritate.

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  1. Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
  2. Stimulating or exciting a response.
  3. Present participle of irritate.

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• stinging

  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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  1. Having the capacity to sting.
  2. Present participle of sting.

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• sharp

  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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  1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
  2. Having clear form and detail:
  3. Terminating in an edge or a point:

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• bitter

  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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Caustic

• sarcastic

  1. Expressing or marked by sarcasm.
  2. Given to using sarcasm:

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  1. Expressing or marked by sarcasm.
  2. Given to using sarcasm:

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• caustic

  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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  1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
  2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting:
  3. Given to making caustic remarks:

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• bitter

  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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  1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.
  2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:
  3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:

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• acrimonious

  1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous:

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  1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous:

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