pungent

//ˈpʌn.dʒənt//
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Adjective

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1

Having a sharply strong taste or smell that is often unpleasant or irritating.

The pungent smell of garlic filled the kitchen.

2

(Of remarks or humor) having a sharp, biting, or caustic quality.

The critic's pungent remarks about the film left the director speechless.

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