pungent

(adjective)

adjective

1. strong and sharp

- the pungent taste of radishes

Similar word(s): tasty, acrid

2. capable of wounding

- pungent satire

Similar word(s): sarcastic, barbed, biting, mordacious, nipping

Sentences with pungent as an adjective:

- I accidentally dropped the bottle of ammonia and after few seconds, a very pungent stench could be detected.

- The critic gave a pungent review.