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pungent 音标拼音: [p'ʌndʒənt] a. 苦痛的,刺激性的,严厉的 苦痛的,刺激性的,严厉的 pungent adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" [synonym: {pungent}, {acrid}] 2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [synonym: {barbed}, {biting}, {nipping}, {pungent}, {mordacious}] Pungent \Pun"gent\, a. [L. pungens, -entis, p. pr. of pungere, punctum, to prick. Cf. {Compunction}, {Expunge}, {Poignant}, {Point}, n., {Puncheon}, {Punctilio}, {Punt}, v. t.] 1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice. [1913 Webster] Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster] The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging. [1913 Webster] With pungent pains on every side. --Swift. [1913 Webster] His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation. --J. R. Green. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp. [1913 Webster] Syn: Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious; biting; stinging. [1913 Webster] 153 Moby Thesaurus words for "pungent":
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