Meaning of PUNGENCY
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- [n] a sharp bitter taste property
- [n] having an acrid smell
- [n] having a sharp bitter flavor
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| | Synonyms: | | acridity, bite, sharpness, sharpness |
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| | See Also: | | bitter, bitterness, odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, spice, spicery, spiciness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pun"gen*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness;
sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. ``The
pungency of menaces.'' --Hammond.
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