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pungent
adjective
1 pungent
Strong and sharp:
— The pungent taste of radishes.
synonym: acrid.
Roget 392:
pungent,
strong;
high-,
full-flavored;
high-tasted,
high-seasoned;
gamy,
sharp,
stinging,
rough,
piquant,
racy;
biting,
mordant;
spicy;
seasoned
etc.
v.;
hot,
hot as pepper;
peppery,
vellicating†,
escharotic†,
meracious†;
acrid,
acrimonious,
bitter;
rough
etc.
(sour)
397;
unsavory
etc.
395.
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Roget 398:
odorous,
odoriferous;
smelling,
reeking,
foul-smelling,
strong-scented;
redolent,
graveolent†,
nidorous†,
pungent;
putrid,
foul.
[Relating to the sense of smell]
olfactory,
quick-scented.
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Roget 574:
vigorous,
nervous,
powerful,
forcible,
trenchant,
incisive,
impressive;
sensational.
spirited,
lively,
glowing,
sparkling,
racy,
bold,
slashing;
pungent,
piquant,
full of point,
pointed,
pithy,
antithetical;
sententious.
lofty,
elevated,
sublime;
eloquent;
vehement,
petulant,
impassioned;
poetic.
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Roget 821:
feeling
etc.
v.;
sentient;
sensuous;
sensorial,
sensory;
emotive,
emotional;
of feeling,
with feeling
etc.
n..
warm,
quick,
lively,
smart,
strong,
sharp,
acute,
cutting,
piercing,
incisive;
keen,
keen as a razor;
trenchant,
pungent,
racy,
piquant,
poignant,
caustic.
impressive,
deep,
profound,
indelible;
deep felt,
home felt,
heartfelt;
swelling,
soul-stirring,
deep-mouthed,
heart-expanding,
electric,
thrilling,
rapturous,
ecstatic.
earnest,
wistful,
eager,
breathless;
fervent;
fervid;
gushing,
passionate,
warm-hearted,
hearty,
cordial,
sincere,
zealous,
enthusiastic,
glowing,
ardent,
burning,
red-hot,
fiery,
flaming;
boiling over.
pervading,
penetrating,
absorbing;
rabid,
raving,
feverish,
fanatical,
hysterical;
impetuous
etc.
(excitable)
825.
impressed with,
moved with,
touched with,
affected with,
penetrated with,
seized with,
imbued with
etc.
82;
devoured by;
wrought up
etc.
(excited)
824;
struck all of a heap;
rapt;
in a quiver
etc.
n.;
enraptured
etc.
829.
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2 pungent
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