All 6 Uses of
pungent
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Pungent smoke shot up in an angry jet from a side of the pan.†
Chpt 4 *
- Pungent mockturtle oxtail mulligatawny.†
Chpt 8
- Stink gripped his trembling breath: pungent meatjuice, slush of greens.†
Chpt 8
- Mr Bloom ate his strips of sandwich, fresh clean bread, with relish of disgust pungent mustard, the feety savour of green cheese.†
Chpt 8
- My Irish Molly, O. He puffed a pungent plumy blast.†
Chpt 11
- The subsheriff Long John Fanning appears, smoking a pungent Henry Clay.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(pungent) strong smelling or tasting
or much more rarely: anything sharp, painful, or penetrating -- physically or emotionallyeditor's notes: In reference to taste or smell, pungent is more often associated with a strong flavor than a particular flavor. Some associate it with a high level of volatile acidity. Some wine connoisseurs interchange the word pungent with earthy.