pungent

English - Turkish

Definition of pungent in English Turkish dictionary

tadı acı

mayhoş

kekre

keskin kokulu

ısırıcı

(davranış/söz/yazı/vb.) sert

keskin

sert

acı

tesirli

haşin

{s} iğneleyici

keskinlik pungentlyacı acı

acıtan

keskin olarak

{s} dokunaklı

pungencyacılık

{s} sivri

kokusu sert

batan

seri

Related Terms

pungent old world weedy plant

keskin eski dünya çelimsiz bitki

pungently

sivri bir şekilde

English - English

Definition of pungent in English English dictionary

Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances

I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.

Having a sharp and stiff point

The critic gave a pungent review.

affecting the sense of smell

{a} pricking, sharp, tart, keen, severe

Having a powerful, assertive smell linked to a high level of volatile acidity

sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur

Having a strong odor/odour that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances

sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur"

Applies essentially to a full-bodied and slightly aggressive coffee

Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant. The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be. the pungent smell of burning rubber. delicate + pungency pun·gen·cy the spices that give Jamaican food its pungency

approval If you describe what someone has said or written as pungent, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly. He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis

{s} spicy, piquant, sharp (of flavor, odor, etc.); biting, caustic, sarcastic; clever, witty

penetrating or sharp to the taste

Tarty acidic wine with a bite

A beer with a very strong, usually sulfury, odor; not pleasant

Possessing a sharp, pronounced acidic odor

capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging

tea taster's term to denote a very astringent tea

Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice

Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp

fell

poignant

Related Terms

pungent smell

bitter odor, acrid smell, biting odor

pungently

with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored" with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries

pungently

piquantly, with a sharp quality (of flavor, odor, etc.); caustically, stingingly, sarcastically

pungently

In a pungent manner; sharply

pungently

with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries"

pungently

In a pungent manner

pungently

with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries

pungently

with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored"

Hyphenation

pun·gent

Turkish pronunciation

pʌncınt

Synonyms

acid, acrid, aromatic, bitter, effluvious, hot, nosey, odoriferous, peppery, piquant, poignant, racy, rich, salty, seasoned

Antonyms

blah, bland, dull, flavorless, tasteless, mild

Pronunciation

/ˈpənʤənt/ /ˈpʌnʤənt/

Etymology

[ -j&nt ] (adjective.) 1597. From Latin pungens (stem pungent-), present participle of pungo (“to sting”).