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comparative more pungent, superlative most pungent
Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances. quotations examples
Pilton Yard, the Lynton & Barnstaple headquarters, has been taken over by a fur trading firm, and would-be trespassers to the old engine-shed are turned back by the pungent odour of heaps of carcases.
1951 February, “Notes and News: Lynton & Barnstaple Remains”, in Railway Magazine, page 136
I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.
1991, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: American Christmas, Dark Horse Books
Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste. examples
(figurative) Stinging; acerbic. examples
(botany) Having a sharp and stiff point. examples