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Evoking a strong or stimulating mental sensation

Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend

Having a sharply strong taste or smell

Having or giving off a bad or unpleasant odor

Having the characteristics of an epigram

Very pleasing to the palate or taste buds

Having the smell, taste, and texture of game meat (which is typically slightly decomposed)

(of a flavor or color) Rich or intense

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Adjective

Evoking a strong or stimulating mental sensation

industrial-strength

highly flavoured

highly seasoned

sharp-flavoured

strong-smelling

highly-seasoned

strongly flavoured

full of vim and vigour

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

as merry as a grig

as lively as a grig

full of the joys of spring

alive and kicking

in high spirits

bright and breezy

full of get-up-and-go

full of vim and vigor

full of the joy of living

hale and hearty

feeling one's oats

full of joie de vivre

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

in good spirits

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“The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.”

Adjective

Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend

extremely critical

tongue-in-cheek

evil-intentioned

uncomplimentary

ill-humoured^UK

full of contempt

like a bear with a sore head

dishonouring^UK

unfavourable^UK

on a short fuse

dripping with malice

with tongue in cheek

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

quietly humorous

dishonourable^UK

laid on the line

short-and-sweet

calling a spade a spade

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“The Duke of Norfolk, in the next row, offered pungent comments about one or two of them.”

Adjective

Having a sharply strong taste or smell

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“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.”

Adjective

Having or giving off a bad or unpleasant odor

strong-smelling

stinking to high heaven

strong-flavored

strong-flavoured

unfit for human consumption

very unpleasant

unsportsmanlike

past its sell-by date

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

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Adjective

Having the characteristics of an epigram

short and sweet

in well-chosen words

in a few well-chosen words

cut to the bone

short-and-sweet

down to brass tacks

straightforward

making a long story short

uncommunicative

short and to the point

well structured

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Adjective

Very pleasing to the palate or taste buds

highly seasoned

pleasant-tasting

highly-flavoured

out of this world

highly flavored

highly-seasoned

strongly flavoured

sharp-flavoured

highly flavoured

strong-flavored

full of flavour

fit to be eaten

fit for human consumption

fit for consumption

fit to be consumed

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Adjective

Having the smell, taste, and texture of game meat (which is typically slightly decomposed)

strong-flavored

strong-smelling

unpleasantly tangy

strong-flavoured

Adjective

(of a flavor or color) Rich or intense

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Adjective

Like a fox

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