pungent
US: /ˈpəndʒənt/
UK: /pˈʌndʒənt/
UK: /pˈʌndʒənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
pungent /'pʌndʤənt/
- tính từ
- hăng; cay (ớt...)
- sắc sảo
- nhói, buốt, nhức nhối (đau...)
- chua cay, cay độc (của châm biếm)
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 having a strong taste or smell: the pungent smell of burning rubber + The air was pungent with the smell of spices.
2 direct and having a strong effect: pungent remarks / criticism
pungency noun [U]
pungently adverb: the pungently aromatic scent of cloves
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 spicy, hot, sharp, strong, penetrating, aromatic, seasoned, peppery, piquant, tangy, flavourful, tasty, sapid:
The pungent odours of devilled kidneys dominated the dining-room.
2 sharp, biting, stinging, caustic, severe, astringent, stern, acrid, harsh, sour, acid, tart, acrimonious, bitter, cutting, keen, barbed, trenchant, scathing, incisive, mordant, sarcastic:
This week's Review carries a pungent criticism of his new novel.
3 distressing, upsetting, poignant, painful, hurtful, penetrating, piercing, stabbing, intense, severe, acute, agonizing, oppressive, excruciating, racking, consuming:
Only when surgery eased the pressure was he relieved of the pungent pain.
Concise English dictionary
'pʌdʒənt
adj.
+strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
+capable of wounding
