ADJECTIVE | all | pungent, acrid | strong and sharp |
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all | pungent, barbed, biting, nipping, mordacious | capable of wounding |
Sounds | pah'njhahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | Strong and sharp. | |
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Example | "the pungent taste of radishes" | |
Synonym | acrid | |
Broader | tasty | pleasing to the sense of taste |
Spanish | acre, punzante | |
Catalan | acre | |
Nouns | pungency | a strong odor or taste property |
Adverbs | pungently | with a pungent taste or smell |
Meaning | capable of wounding. | |
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Example | "pungent satire" | |
Synonyms | barbed, biting, nipping, mordacious | |
Broader | sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
Spanish | mordaz | |
Nouns | pungency | wit having a sharp and caustic quality |
Adverbs | pungently | with pungency |
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