pungent
英 ['pʌn(d)ʒ(ə)nt]
美['pʌndʒənt]
英英释意
- 1. sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell;
- "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"
- "pungent curry"
- "a pungent smell of burning sulfur"
- 2. capable of wounding;
- "a barbed compliment"
- "a biting aphorism"
- "pungent satire"