the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. In a pungent manner; sharply.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
With pungency; sharply.
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ad. with pungency; in a pungent manner
ad. with a pungent taste or smell
Word Usage
"I once described Rózsa's music as "user-friendly Bartók," and that's not a bad way to sum up this masterly piece, whose musical language recalls the pungently folk-like modal coloration of Bartók but has an astringent romanticism all its own."