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

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

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

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

adj. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"

adj. having a sharp biting taste

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

adj. sour or bitter in taste

adj. as sharp as a razor

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

adj. sour or bitter in taste

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "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"

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

adj. having a sharp biting taste

adj. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"

adj. as sharp as a razor

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

adj. expressing extreme contempt

adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"

adj. spitefully sarcastic; "corrosive cristism"

adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

adj. causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

adj. having or showing or conforming to good taste

adj. relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic; "garlicky sauce"

adj. having the piquant burning taste of peppers; "corn chips with peppery salsa"

adj. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"

adj. bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde

adj. exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"

adj. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"