English-Thai Dictionary
pungent
ADJ ฉุน sharp chun
pungent
ADJ เจ็บแสบ แรง รุนแรง sharp jeb-seb
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PUNGENT
a.[L. pungens, pungo.] Pricking; stimulating; as pungent snuff. The pungent grains of titillating dust.
1. Acrid; affecting the tongue like small sharp points; as the sharp and pungent taste of acids.
2. Piercing; sharp; as pungent pains; pungent grief.
3. Acrimonious; biting.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PUNGENT
Pun "gent, a. Etym: [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. Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. Shenstone. The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.
2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging. With pungent pains on every side. Swift. His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation. J. R. Green.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Syn. -- Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious; biting; stinging.
PUNGENTLY
PUNGENTLY Pun "gent *ly, adv.
Defn: In a pungent manner; sharply.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pungent
pun gent |ˈpənjənt ˈpənʤənt | ▶adjective having a sharply strong taste or smell: the pungent smell of frying onions. • (of comment, criticism, or humor ) having a sharp and caustic quality. DERIVATIVES pun gen cy |ˈpənjənsē |noun, pun gent ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing ’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking, ’ from the verb pungere.
Oxford Dictionary
pungent
pun |gent |ˈpʌn (d )ʒ (ə )nt | ▶adjective having a sharply strong taste or smell: the pungent smell of frying onions. • (of comment, criticism, or humour ) having a sharp and caustic quality. DERIVATIVES pungency noun, pungently adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing ’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking ’, from the verb pungere.
American Oxford Thesaurus
pungent
pungent adjective 1 a pungent marinade: strong, powerful, pervasive, penetrating; sharp, acid, sour, biting, bitter, tart, vinegary, tangy; highly flavored, aromatic, spicy, piquant, peppery, hot. ANTONYMS bland, mild. 2 pungent remarks: caustic, biting, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acrimonious, barbed, sharp, tart, incisive, bitter, venomous, waspish. ANTONYMS bland, mild. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
pungent
pungent adjective 1 the pungent smell of the horses: strong, powerful, pervasive, penetrating, suffocating, stifling; sharp, acrid, acid, sour, biting, stinging, burning, smarting, irritating; nauseating, nauseous, sickly, offensive, astringent, bitter, fetid, cloying; literary mephitic. ANTONYMS bland, mild. 2 the marinade is more pungent than soy sauce: sour, acid, biting, bitter, tart, vinegary, tangy; highly flavoured, aromatic, spicy, spiced, piquant, peppery, hot, fiery. ANTONYMS bland, mild. 3 pungent remarks: caustic, biting, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acrimonious, pointed, barbed, acid, sharp, keen, tart, stinging, astringent, incisive, devastating, piercing, penetrating, rapier-like, razor-edged, critical, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, waspish, corrosive, mordant, stringent; rare acidulous, mordacious. ANTONYMS bland, mild. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Spanish Dictionary
pungente
pungente adjetivo formal Que causa un dolor físico o moral .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pungent
pun gent /pʌ́n (d )ʒ (ə )nt /形容詞 1 〈味 においなどが 〉刺激性の, 刺すような ▸ a pungent sauce ぴりっと辛いソース 2 〈言葉 批評などが 〉辛辣 （しんらつ ）な, 痛烈な .3 心を刺激する .4 〈植物が 〉先のとがった .～ly 副詞
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