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Superlative for having a sharply strong taste or smell
“The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.”
Superlative for having an offensive smell or taste
“The pungent smell of petrol at service stations will soon be a thing of the past under government plans to force retailers to cut cancer-causing fumes.”
Superlative for strongly stimulating or overpowering to the senses
“The pungent aroma of the pickles pervaded the entire lobby.”
Superlative for characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend
“The Duke of Norfolk, in the next row, offered pungent comments about one or two of them.”
Superlative for strongly stimulating to one's mind
“But, again, these five lines, set up just as they are, tell a pungent story.”
Superlative for having a strong unpleasant smell
Superlative for very pleasing to the palate or taste buds
Superlative for having the smell, taste, and texture of game meat (which is typically slightly decomposed)
(of a flavor or color) Superlative for rich or intense
Superlative for characterized by extreme force, degree, or strength
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