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pungentadjective having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavora pungent chili that is not for those with timid taste buds nippy, sharp, strong, tangy acid, acidicacrid, bitter, harshgingery, hot, peppery, piquant, spicy, tart, zesty, zingyputrid, rancid, rank, skunkyacute, keenanimating, energizing, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, provocativeappetizing, delectable, delicious, palatable, toothsomeflavorful, savory(also savoury), tastyaromatic, redolent bland, mild, smooth aged, mellow, ripegentle, softflat, flavorless, insipidsavorless, tasteless, zestlessdilute, thin, watery, weak marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelingsa pungent put-down that she will not soon forget acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric(or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky(also spikey), tartishincisive, keen, poignant, trenchantcynical, dry, ironic(also ironical), wryfacetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheekacrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolicharsh, rough, severe, stringentabrupt, blunt, brusque(also brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, tersebackhanded, insincere amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggishgentle, mildblandgood-humored, good-natureddiplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbaneaffable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or sensesa newspaper columnist known for his pungent observations on everyday life pert, piquant, poignant, salty, savory(also savoury), zesty, zingy racy, spicyfiery, gingery, hot, peppery, vinegaryacute, keenbiting, bitter, cutting, mordant, trenchantanimating, energizing, enlightening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, piquing, provocative, provokingambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, luscious, palatable, scrumptious, toothsomeflavorful, savorous, tastyabsorbing, arresting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, interesting, intriguing, riveting insipid, zestless flat, flavorless, savorless, tastelessarid, banal, barren, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, humdrum, leaden, monotonous, numbing, pedestrian, ponderous, predictable, stale, stodgy, tedious, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, wearyingbland, dilute, thin, watery, weak pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses.pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors.a cheese with a pungent odor piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency.a piquant sauce poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions.felt a poignant sense of loss racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired.spontaneous, racy prose in 1598 |