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having a sharply strong taste or smell:

〈味･においなどが〉刺激性の, 刺すような

e.g. the pungent smell of frying onions.

(of comment, criticism, or humor) having a sharp and caustic quality.

｟かたく｠ 〈言葉･批評などが〉辛辣な, 痛烈な.

pungency | ˈpənjənsē | noun

pungently | ˈpənj(ə)ntlē | adverb

late 16th century (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking’, from the verb pungere.