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Pungent


PUN'GENT, adjective [Latin pungens, pungo.] Pricking; stimulating; as pungent snuff.

The pungent grains of titillating dust.

1. Acrid; affecting the tongue like small sharp points; as the sharp and pungent taste of acids.

2. Piercing; sharp; as pungent pains; pungent grief.

3. Acrimonious; biting.