pungent

/PUN-junt/adjective

having a sharply strong taste or smell; sharply expressed

Pungent smoke from the grill filled the alley.
Synonyms
acrid, sharp, piquant
Antonyms
bland, mild
Memory hook
pungere (prick): pricks the nose.

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