pungent

Definition

  • adjective: having a strong, sharp taste or smell
  • adjective: sharply painful
  • synonyms: acrid, biting, acrimonious

Examples

  • a 'pungent' satire of/on current politics

  • a play with 'pungent' dialogue

  • a 'pungently' sweet aroma

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) This was a private family compound owned by a wealthy Libyan who got out of town after the revolution and leased it to the CIA. He was smart. A little pungent. Mmm-hmm. A little spy tradecraft. Who'd expect Americans to be hiding out next to a stank-ass slaughterhouse? We call it Zombieland. (..)
    2016 13 Hours