Pungent — synonyms, definition

1. pungent (a)

acid acrid acrimonious acute aromatic biting bitter blistering breezy brisk caustic climacteric crucial cutting distressing fetid fierce fine harsh hot • • •

2. pungent (US)

dainty good to eat luscious not sweet palatable piquant savory spicy tangy tasty

3. pungent (Adjective)

barbed mordacious nipping

pungent (Adjective) — Strong and sharp. ex. "the pungent taste of radishes"

pungent (Adjective) — Capable of wounding. ex. "pungent satire"