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Pungent Pun‧Gent ˈpʌndʒənt Adjective 1having Strong Taste Smell

Front pungent
Back pun‧gent /ˈpʌndʒənt/ adjective
1having 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]

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