Another word for pungent | Synonyms for pungent

Another word for pungent

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pungent

modif.

sharp, acid, tart; see sour 1.

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Another word for pungent

adjective

Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a strong and often harsh sensation:
piquant, sharp, spicy, zesty. (Archaic) poignant. See smells, taste
So sharp as to cause mental pain:
acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See attack, respect

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He put a tray of garlic bread into the oven and the pungent smell of warming cheese filled the room.
It is a colourless gas, possessing an unpleasant pungent smell.
The taste of the liquid is at first sweet, and then pungent and acrid.
It is a colourless gas, possessing a faint pungent smell and a slightly acid taste.
The improved dressing processes have to a large extent removed the naturally pungent scent.

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