прилагательное 1) колющий, острый Например: pungent spear — острое копьё Синоним(ы): pricking, piercing 2) острый, пикантный; едкий Например: pungent sauce — острый соус Синоним(ы): savoury 3) резкий, сильный, пронзительный (о боли, чувствах) Например: pungent pain — острая боль 4) колкий, острый, язвительный, саркастический Например: pungent epigrams — язвительные эпиграммы 5) интересный, привлекательный
adjective Etymology: Latin pungent-, pungens, present participle of pungere to prick, sting; akin to Latin pugnus fist, pugnare to fight, Greek pygmē fist 1. sharply painful 2. having a stiff and sharp point Example: pungent leaves 3. a. marked by a sharp incisive quality; caustic Example: a pungent critic Example: pungent language b. being sharp and to the point 4. a. causing a sharp or irritating sensation; especially acrid b. having an intense flavor or odor Example: a pungent chili • pungently adverb Synonyms: pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses. pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors Example: a cheese with a pungent odor. piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency Example: a piquant sauce. poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions Example: felt a poignant sense of loss. racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired Example: spontaneous, racy prose.