Pungently
91pungent — UK [ˈpʌndʒənt] / US adjective 1) a pungent taste or smell is very strong and sharp 2) pungent comments or remarks criticize something in a direct and effective way Derived words: pungency noun uncountable pungently adverb …
92pungent — /ˈpʌndʒənt / (say punjuhnt) adjective 1. sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid. 2. acutely distressing to the feelings or mind; poignant. 3. caustic, biting, or sharply expressive, as speech,… …
93pungency — pungent ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a sharply strong taste or smell. 2) (of remarks or humour) sharp and caustic. DERIVATIVES pungency noun pungently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin pungere to prick …
94pungent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a sharply strong taste or smell. 2) (of remarks or humour) sharp and caustic. DERIVATIVES pungency noun pungently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin pungere to prick …
95pungent — [pun′jənt] adj. [L pungens, prp. of pungere, to prick, puncture: see POINT] 1. producing a sharp sensation of taste and smell; acrid 2. sharp and piercing to the mind; poignant; painful 3. sharply penetrating; expressive; biting [pungent… …
96California nutmeg — noun California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor • Syn: ↑nutmeg yew, ↑Torreya californica • Hypernyms: ↑yew • Member Holonyms: ↑Torreya, ↑genus Torreya * * * …
97mountain mint — noun any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑basil mint, ↑Pycnanthemum virginianum • Member Holonyms: ↑Pycnanthemum …
98on the nose — I adjective being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion his guess was on the nose the prediction for snow was right on the button • Syn: ↑on the button • Similar to: ↑precise II …
99pungent — adj. 1 having a sharp or strong taste or smell, esp. so as to produce a pricking sensation. 2 (of remarks) penetrating, biting, caustic. 3 mentally stimulating. 4 Biol. having a sharp point. Derivatives: pungency n. pungently adv. Etymology: L… …
100SHATZKES, MOSES AARON — (1825–1899), Hebrew writer. Born in Karlin, Belorussia, he studied in Lithuanian yeshivot, and then joined the haskalah movement. He gained a literary reputation through his book Ha Mafte aḥ ( The Key, 1869). The book analyzes talmudic legends …
