1. (

• pungent ,
• acrid

) strong and sharp; "the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" ;

2. (

• barbed ,
• biting ,
• nipping ,
• pungent ,
• mordacious

) capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" ;