definition of
pungent

[1] #1 pungent s. [acrid] strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber". wn

[2] #2 pungent s. [barbed, biting, nipping, mordacious] capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire". wn