Word Frequency
pungently (ˈpʌndʒəntlɪ)
Definitions
adverb
- in a manner that has an acrid smell or sharp bitter flavour which is often so strong
that it is unpleasant ⇒
pungently flavoured
- (literature, approving, formal) in a biting or caustic manner that denotes approval because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly
Example Sentences Including 'pungently'
And the business of getting hold of them in the first place can be a pungently human affair.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
Aunt Kitty had been to East Africa and visited Zanzibar which had smelt pungently of cloves and reeked of the weird and wonderful.The Image of Laura
But that - like her costume - will change during this pungently symbolic solo.Glasgow Herald (2001)
She could see nothing, with the blackout curtains drawn, and the room was pungently dark, full of spectres.THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
There was a smell of wax about the entire building, pungently mingling with stale cigar smoke.A Song at Twilight
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