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pungent

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

barbed, biting, nipping, pointed

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

savory, savoury, piquant, spicy, zesty

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

bitter

adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine

sour

adj. having a sharp biting taste

sour

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

poignant

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

astringent, sharp, acerb, acerbic

adj. sour or bitter in taste

sharp, crisp, razor-sharp

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

harsh, grim, dour, ungentle

adj. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie

strong

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

jeering, derisive, derisory, mocking

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

insulting, scornful, disdainful, contemptuous

adj. expressing extreme contempt

bitter, acrimonious, rancorous, resentful

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

corrosive, caustic, erosive, vitriolic

adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

poignant

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

painful

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

tasteful

adj. having or showing or conforming to good taste

ironic, ironical

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"

mordant, saturnine, sardonic

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

satiric, satirical

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

bland

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

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