pungent
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adjective
having a sharply strong taste or smell:
〈味･においなどが〉刺激性の, 刺すような
e.g. the pungent smell of frying onions.
(of comment, criticism, or humor) having a sharp and caustic quality.
｟かたく｠ 〈言葉･批評などが〉辛辣な, 痛烈な.
DERIVATIVES
pungency | ˈpənjənsē | noun
pungently | ˈpənj(ə)ntlē | adverb
ORIGIN
late 16th century (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking’, from the verb pungere.