adj satadj.allstrong and sharpSynset:pungent
Examples:- the pungent taste of radishes
- the acrid smell of burning rubber
Antonyms:tasteless
Derivationally Related Form:pungency
Inherited Hypernyms:pungent
Similar to:tasty
adj satadj.allharsh or corrosive in toneSynset:acerb acerbic acid bitter blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous virulent vitriolic
Examples:- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
Antonyms:pleasant
Derivationally Related Form:vitriolacerbityacridityvirulencevirulencybitternessacridness
Inherited Hypernyms:acerb
Similar to:unpleasant