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(of food, meat) Stronger-smelling, slightly more spoiled and beginning to decompose
Comparative for having a sharply strong taste or smell
“The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.”
Comparative for having an offensive smell or taste
“The pungent smell of petrol at service stations will soon be a thing of the past under government plans to force retailers to cut cancer-causing fumes.”
Comparative for strongly stimulating or overpowering to the senses
“The pungent aroma of the pickles pervaded the entire lobby.”
Comparative for characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend
“The Duke of Norfolk, in the next row, offered pungent comments about one or two of them.”
Comparative for strongly stimulating to one's mind
“But, again, these five lines, set up just as they are, tell a pungent story.”
Comparative for very pleasing to the palate or taste buds
Comparative for having the smell, taste, and texture of game meat (which is typically slightly decomposed)
(of a flavor or color) Comparative for rich or intense
Comparative for characterized by extreme force, degree, or strength
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