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n. The state of being pungent.

n. A foul odor.

n. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy.

n. Pungent character or quality; the power of sharply affecting the taste or smell; keenness; sharpness; tartness; causticity.

n. Synonyms Poignancy, acridness, pointedness.

n. wit having a sharp and caustic quality

n. a strong odor or taste property

"They and a handful of other spices—ginger, mustard, horseradish, wasabi—are especially valued for a quality often called hotness, but best called pungency: neither a taste nor a smell, but a general feeling of irritation that verges on pain."

wittiness    humour    wit    humor    witticism    spiciness    spicery    spice   

acrimony   

pungently    pungent   

keenness    sharpness    piquancy   

savour    acerbity    reek    tang    odors    whiff    flavour    raciness    attractiveness    fluency