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 .
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Pungent radish biting infant '
s tongue . --
Shenstone .
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The pungent grains of titillating dust . --
Pope .
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2 .
Sharply painful ;
penetrating ;
poignant ;
severe ;
caustic ;
stinging .
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With pungent pains on every side . --
Swift .
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His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation . --
J .
R .
Green .
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3 . (
Bot .)
Prickly -
pointed ;
hard and sharp .
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Syn :
Acrid ;
piercing ;
sharp ;
penetrating ;
acute ;
keen ;
acrimonious ;
biting ;
stinging .
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1913 Webster ]
153 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pungent ":
Attic ,
acerb ,
acerbate ,
acerbic ,
acescent ,
acid ,
acrid ,
acrimonious ,
acute ,
afflictive ,
agonizing ,
amaroidal ,
aphoristic ,
aromatic ,
asperous ,
astringent ,
atrocious ,
axiomatic ,
barbed ,
biting ,
bitter ,
bitter as gall ,
brilliant ,
caustic ,
clever ,
coarse ,
consuming ,
crab ,
crabbed ,
cramping ,
crisp ,
cruel ,
cutting ,
deafening ,
distressing ,
droll ,
dry ,
epigrammatic ,
escharotic ,
exciting ,
excruciating ,
facetious ,
flavorful ,
formulaic ,
formulistic ,
funny ,
gnawing ,
gnomic ,
grave ,
green ,
griping ,
hard ,
harrowing ,
harsh ,
hot ,
humorous ,
humorsome ,
hurtful ,
hurting ,
incisive ,
intense ,
irritating ,
jesting ,
jocose ,
jocular ,
joking ,
joky ,
joshing ,
keen ,
keen -
witted ,
lively ,
loud ,
mordant ,
nimble -
witted ,
nose -
piercing ,
nose -
tickling ,
oppressive ,
painful ,
paroxysmal ,
penetrating ,
peppery ,
peppy ,
pickled ,
piercing ,
piquant ,
pithy ,
platitudinous ,
poignant ,
pointed ,
proverbial ,
provocative ,
quick -
witted ,
racking ,
racy ,
rapier -
like ,
reeking ,
rich ,
rough ,
salt ,
salty ,
sapid ,
sarcastic ,
scathing ,
scintillating ,
seasoned ,
sec ,
sententious ,
severe ,
sharp ,
shooting ,
smart ,
snappy ,
sour ,
sour as vinegar ,
soured ,
sourish ,
sparkling ,
spasmatic ,
spasmic ,
spasmodic ,
spicy ,
spirited ,
sprightly ,
stabbing ,
stern ,
stimulating ,
stinging ,
strong ,
strong -
scented ,
strong -
smelling ,
succinct ,
suffocating ,
tangy ,
tart ,
tartish ,
tasty ,
terse ,
thundering ,
tormenting ,
torturous ,
trenchant ,
uninteresting ,
unripe ,
unsweet ,
unsweetened ,
upsetting ,
vinegarish ,
vinegary ,
vitriolic ,
vivacious ,
whimsical ,
witty ,
zesty
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