pungence
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It derives its pungence largely from the performance of Laura Hope Crews, who played in the stage version by Sidney Howard in 1926.
From Time Magazine Archive
The wisdom of it is equaled, nay surpassed, by the pungence of its wit.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have read that its pungence can sometimes restore memory and speech.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Thyme Syria Soft and mellow, with the contrasting pungence of thyme.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown
Garlic on Cheese For one sandwich prepare 30 or 40 garlic cloves by removing skins and frying out the fierce pungence in smoking olive oil.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown
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