Kelime: pun·gent Söyleniş:-j&nt İşlev:adjective Kökeni: L pungent-, pungens, present participle of pungere to prick, sting; akin to Latin pugnus fist, pugnare to fight, Greek pygmE fist 1 : sharply painful 2 : having a stiff and sharp point pungent leaves 3 a : marked by a sharp incisive quality : CAUSTIC a pungent critic pungent language b : being sharp and to the point 4 : causing a sharp or irritating sensation; especially: ACRID - pun·gent·lyadverb synonymsPUNGENT, PIQUANT, POIGNANT, RACY mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses. PUNGENT implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors a cheese with a pungent odor . PIQUANT suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency a piquant sauce . POIGNANT suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's consciousness or emotions felt a poignant sense of loss . RACY implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired spontaneous, racy prose .
