Both Uses
pungent
in
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
(Edited)
- From his gap-toothed mouth Lale experiences the pungent smell of partially digested meat.
p. 26.6pungent = strong
- The doctor is now standing beside Lale, emitting a pungent smell of disinfectant.
p. 110.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(pungent) strong smelling or tasting
or much more rarely: anything sharp, painful, or penetrating -- physically or emotionallyIn 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)