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Definition
strong smelling or tasting
or much more rarely: anything sharp, painful, or penetrating — physically or emotionally
or much more rarely: anything sharp, painful, or penetrating — physically or emotionally
- This would simmer all afternoon and evening, the pungent odor of the fat from the dohmbeh permeating the house.
- As the days passed, I somehow grew accustomed to the pungent atmosphere of the apartment and the bustle of activity in the neighborhood.
- I was sorry that we had chosen this seat now, for the driver was a particularly pungent Iranian.
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