Difference between revisions of "Pungent"
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1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation. | 1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation. | ||
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| − | a. Penetrating, biting, or caustic: pungent satire. | + | a. Penetrating, biting, or caustic: [[pungent]] satire. |
| − | b. To the point; sharp: pungent talks during which the major issues were confronted. | + | b. To the point; sharp: [[pungent]] talks during which the major issues were confronted. |
| − | 3. Pointed: a pungent leaf. | + | 3. Pointed: a [[pungent]] leaf. |
1. (Cookery) having an acrid smell or sharp bitter flavour | 1. (Cookery) having an acrid smell or sharp bitter flavour | ||
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of wit, satire, etc.) biting; caustic | 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of wit, satire, etc.) biting; caustic | ||
| − | 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology ending in a sharp point a pungent leaf | + | 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology ending in a sharp point a [[pungent]] leaf |
[from Latin pungens piercing, from pungere to prick] | [from Latin pungens piercing, from pungere to prick] | ||
| − | pungency | + | [[pungency]] |
| − | pungently | + | [[pungently]] |
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pungent www.thefreedictionary.com] | [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pungent www.thefreedictionary.com] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:40, 28 August 2013
1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.
2.
a. Penetrating, biting, or caustic: pungent satire.
b. To the point; sharp: pungent talks during which the major issues were confronted.
3. Pointed: a pungent leaf.
1. (Cookery) having an acrid smell or sharp bitter flavour
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of wit, satire, etc.) biting; caustic
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology ending in a sharp point a pungent leaf
[from Latin pungens piercing, from pungere to prick]
pungency
pungently
