pungent (adj.)
- acerb
- acerbic
- acid
- acrid
- acrimonious
- acute
- afflictive
- agonizing
- aphoristic
- aromatic
- astringent
- atrocious
- axiomatic
- barbed
- biting
- bitter
- brilliant
- caustic
- clever
- coarse
- consuming
- crabbed
- crisp
- cruel
- cutting
- deafening
- distressing
- droll
- dry
- epigrammatic
- exciting
- excruciating
- facetious
- flavorful
- formulaic
- funny
- gnomic
- grave
- green
- hard
- harrowing
- harsh
- hot
- humorous
- hurtful
- incisive
- intense
- irritating
- jesting
- jocose
- jocular
- joking
- keen
- lively
- loud
- mordant
- oppressive
- painful
- paroxysmal
- penetrating
- peppery
- peppy
- pickled
- piercing
- piquant
- pithy
- platitudinous
- poignant
- pointed
- proverbial
- provocative
- quick-witted
- racking
- racy
- reeking
- rich
- rough
- salt
- salty
- sapid
- sarcastic
- scathing
- scintillating
- seasoned
- sec
- sententious
- severe
- sharp
- shooting
- smart
- snappy
- sour
- soured
- sourish
- sparkling
- spasmodic
- spicy
- spirited
- sprightly
- stabbing
- stern
- stimulating
- stinging
- strong
- strong-scented
- strong-smelling
- succinct
- suffocating
- tangy
- tart
- tasty
- terse
- thundering
- torturous
- trenchant
- uninteresting
- unripe
- unsweet
- unsweetened
- upsetting
- vinegarish
- vinegary
- vitriolic
- vivacious
- whimsical
- witty
- zesty
