Pungent: sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
example: There was a pungent smell in the locker room after the game.
The word "pungent" is an adjective. It is used to describe something with a strong, sharp, or biting taste or smell.
Sulphur has a pungent odour similar to that of rotten eggs.
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Pungent
sharp, spicy, acid
sharp, strong, spicy
"There was a pungent smell of blood in the air. The murderer was very close...""The mother walked past the next door neighbour's dog. She sniffed irritatedly. The dog has a pungent smell of old, wet and dirty hair. She was not amused."
acrimonious penetrating provocative stimulating sarcastic stringent trenchant
Here are some sentences.Onions have a pungent odor.The wet dog was quite pungent.
Scientists can smell pungent
My feet can smell pungent. Never eat rotten bananas because they are pungent.
The root word of "peppermint" is "mint." "Pepper" in peppermint refers to the pungent taste that this type of mint possesses.