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PUNGENCY

\pˈʌnd͡ʒənsi], \pˈʌnd‍ʒənsi], \p_ˈʌ_n_dʒ_ə_n_s_i]\

Definitions of PUNGENCY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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having an acrid smell
wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

having an acrid smell

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Sharpness; tartness; biting quality.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The power of pricking or piercing; sharpness; acridness; acrimoniousness; keenness.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The state of being pungent or pricking, as to the taste; acrimoniousness; keenness.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Power of pricking or piercing; -sharpness ; acridness to the taste ; - power of affecting the mind, as with self-reproach, remorse, &c. ; -keenness ; sharpness ; severity, as of wit or satirical discourse.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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