Thursday, September 25, 2008

PUNGENT

chracterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

strong and sharp
SYN - acrid
"the pungent taste of radishes"

capable of mounding
SYN - barbed, biting, mendacious, nipping
ANT - taasteless
"pungent satire"

"The dish was rather pungent which caused her eyes to swell."

"She liked such pungent foods becuase it made her feel alive and pushed her senses to the extreme."

"He wanted to be a good guest and just eat the food, but his taste buds and olfactory bulb simply rejected the pungent dish."

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