Noah Webster
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.