Syn. -- Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious;
biting; stinging.
Pun"gent*ly, adv. In a pungent manner; sharply.
Pun"gled (?), a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Shriveled or shrunken; -- said
especially of grain which has lost its juices from the ravages of
insects, such as the wheat midge, or Trips (Thrips cerealium).
Pung"y (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A small sloop or shallop, or a
large boat with sails.
Pu"nic (?), a. [L. Punicus pertaining to Carthage, or its inhabitants,
fr. Poeni the Carthaginians.]