pungent

(eg. celtic, tone, grace )

pungent  /ˈpən dʒənt/ ? Meaning of "pungent"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) strong and sharp
  2. (adj) capable of wounding

Synonym(s)

biting, mordacious, nipping, acrid

Usage(s):

  1. He insists it is a highly pungent comment on the folly of human achievement.
  2. A global image helps sell products, even if no one but Filipinos would ever want to buy duck-fetus eggs or Thais the most pungent variety of shrimp paste.
  3. The pungent, witty remark was vintage Elson, who died on Sept.

Quotes

  1. Former NDP premier Roy Romanow describes Calvert's hallmarks as his grace, quiet dignity and "gentle humour that can be quite pungent. Above all, he is a man of the cloth. From there, he attempted to conduct himself accordingly," Romanow said....
    on Jun 6, 2009 By: Roy Romanow Source: Vancouver Sun

  2. "The Govinda film cannot be song-less. It's an out-and-out comedy, but with a pungent justice-delayed-justice-denied message under the fun veneer," Ravi told IANS.
    on Aug 12, 2007 By: Ravi Chopra Source: NewKerala.com

  3. "The political gamesmanship of the Oklahoma attorney general is getting more pungent than any perceived pollution he thinks is coming from Arkansas," Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee complained. "Rather than operating in good faith to solve...
    on May 25, 2005 By: Mike Huckabee Source: San Diego Union Tribune

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