pungent – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pungent
adj.
spicy, piquant, sharp (of flavor, odor, etc.); biting, caustic, sarcastic; clever, witty
Pungency
Pungency is the condition of having a strong, sharp
smell or
taste that is often so strong that it is unpleasant.
Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as
spiciness or
hotness and sometimes
heat, which is found in foods such as
chili peppers.
pungent
Adjective
1. sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur"
(antonym) bland
(similar) acrid
(see-also) tasteful
2. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
(synonym) barbed, biting, nipping, mordacious
(similar) sarcastic
pungent
příd.jm.
pronikavý; ostrý
pungent
Przym.
ostry; gryzący
