pungently

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adverb

In a pungent manner.

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Meanings

adverbpungently (comparative more pungently, superlative most pungently)

comparative more pungently · superlative most pungently

  1. In a pungent manner.

    "It is being talked about, then—among the tenants?" "You bet!" assented Mr. Elliott pungently.

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Origin

From pungent + -ly.

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Translations

Polish ostro
  • ostroin a pungent manner
Cite this entry
APA

pungently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pungently

MLA

“pungently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pungently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pungently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pungently.

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