pungent
pungent is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.(Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- act
- acute
- allspice
- and
- animal
- antithesis
- antithetical
- appetizer
- balm
- bay
- bell
- black
- bloodhound
- bold
- boldness
- breath
- burn
- capsicum
- caviare
- cayenne
- chili
- chutney
- cinnamon
- command
- condiment
- cubeb
- curry
- effluvium
- elevated
- elevation
- eloquence
- eloquent
- emanation
- essence
- exhalation
- exhale
- fennel
- fire
- flavor
- flower
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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