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/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/ · adjective
Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances..
I accidentally dropped the bottle of ammonia and after few seconds, a very pungent stench could be detected.
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.
I can almost smell the fir scent... resinous, pungent.
The critic gave a pungent review.
Use pungent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pungent means Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances..
Common synonyms include poignant, assertive, acrid, hot.
Possible antonyms include bland.
I accidentally dropped the bottle of ammonia and after few seconds, a very pungent stench could be detected.
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