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pungent
pungent /ˈpʌndʒənt/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: present participle of pungere 'to prick, sting'
1. having a strong taste or smell
    pungent smell/aroma/odour etc
    the pungent odour of garlic
2. formal pungent speech or writing is clever and direct, and usually criticizes someone or something strongly:
    He expressed some fairly pungent criticisms.
—pungently adverb
—pungency noun [uncountable]