Word Frequency
pungency (ˈpʌndʒənsɪ)
Definitions
noun
- the condition of having a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that
it is unpleasant ⇒
Baking reduces the pungency of garlic.
⇒the spices that give Jamaican food its pungency
- (literature, approving, formal) the condition of being biting or caustic and denoting approval because it has a direct
and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly ⇒
The pieces are written with the feverish pungency of wounded rage.
Example Sentences Including 'pungency'
A few thin shavings transform an omelette, pasta, or even the whole room with their sexual pungency.Food Watch
Bach performances on period instruments, however, have made us expect more pungency than was provided here.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
Characteristic, foxy pungency to the wine's toasty aromas gives way to restrained, ripe fruit.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The pungency often depends on diet, especially if a lot of intestinal gas is formed, which will exacerbate an already smelly situation.Ottawa Sun (2003)
There was a telltale pungency in the air that suggested maybe it wasn't just Old Holborn.FALLEN WOMEN (2002)
There was an aromatic pungency about it, which lent it a pleasing exoticism.GALILEE (2001)
We walk and talk for block after block, enjoying the pungency and the scandals.Misc (1995)
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