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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pungent/ˈpʌnʤənt/

▶adjective

1 having a sharply strong taste or smell.

2 (of remarks or humour) sharp and caustic.

– derivatives
pungency noun,
pungently adverb.

– origin C16 (in the sense ‘very painful’): from L. pungent-, pungere ‘prick’.

'pungent' also found in these Oxford entries:

acrid - acrimony - acrylic - acrylic acid - acrylonitrile - allicin - ammonia - bite - bitter - catmint - creosote bush - cress - cubeb - dimethyl sulphoxide - eager - five-alarm - formaldehyde - garam masala - garlic - herb Robert - horseradish - mothball - nam pla - onion - osmium - ozone - paprika - pepper - pepperwort - poignant - propionic acid - quinoline - radish - smelling salts - spice - strong - sulphur dioxide - Tabasco - turpentine - watercress - wintergreen - Worcester sauce

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