pungent
The sauce is fortified with horseradish to add pungency.
Use balsamic vinegar for sweet caramel notes, or malt vinegar if you like more pungency.
The herb burns with a penetrating pungency.
The translation manages to retain the pungency of his wit.
This biography is enjoyable for the pungency of its judgements.
The last line of the poem has a particular pungency.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flavours & tastes
acidic
acidulous
acridly
aftertaste
ageusia
flavourless
flavoursome
fruitily
fruitiness
full-bodied
pungent
savory
savoury
seasoned
semi-sweet
sharpness
vinous
watery
winey
woodsy
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Smells & smelling
Not pleasant to eat or drink
Literature
Having a powerful effect