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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

Causing great public interest and excitement

Characterized by extreme force, degree, or strength

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Evoking a strong or stimulating mental sensation

industrial-strength

highly flavoured

highly seasoned

sharp-flavoured

strongly flavoured

strong-smelling

highly-seasoned

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

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Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend

extremely critical

tongue-in-cheek

evil-intentioned

uncomplimentary

full of contempt

highly effective

dripping with malice

on your high horse

high and mighty

quietly humorous

with tongue in cheek

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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

unsportsmanlike

very unpleasant

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

uncommunicative

short and to the point

making a long story short

well structured

straight from the shoulder

not afraid to call a spade a spade

pulling no punches

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

calling a spade a spade

speaking one's mind

speaking as one finds

straight-talking

straight-shooting

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Very pleasing to the palate or taste buds

highly seasoned

pleasant-tasting

out of this world

highly-seasoned

highly-flavoured

strongly flavoured

highly flavored

sharp-flavoured

highly flavoured

strong-flavored

fit to be eaten

fit for human consumption

fit to be consumed

fit for consumption

full of flavour

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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

full of flavour

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

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Adjective

Like a fox

Adjective

Causing great public interest and excitement

sensationalistic

out of the ordinary

up-to-the-minute

up to the minute

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Adjective

Characterized by extreme force, degree, or strength

pulling no punches

out of this world

industrial-strength

all-encompassing

bred-in-the-bone

life-threatening

overextravagant

extremely painful

pressurizing^US

round-the-clock

total-immersion

energy-consuming

incomprehensible

pressurising^UK

not taking no for an answer

greatest possible

lock stock and barrel

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

keen as mustard

as clear as a bell

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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