Pungent (adj)
pun-junt
Having a sharply strong taste or smell.
Late 16th century (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking’, from the verb pungere.
Example sentences
“The cheeses are a little pungent for my taste.”
“His opinions could be described as pungent and unkind!”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
