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- adjective
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- characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste [Princeton Review]
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- sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid
- acutely distressing to the feelings or mind; poignant
- caustic, biting, or sharply expressive: pungent remarks
- causing a sharp or irritating sensation; especially: acrid [Taisha]
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