pungence
Example Sentences
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The wisdom of it is equaled, nay surpassed, by the pungence of its wit.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
I have read that its pungence can sometimes restore memory and speech.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Blankness replaced the smell and taste and their absence was as disturbing as a pungence or a poison.
From Instinct by Martinez
The Boy's nose smarts with the pungence in the room.
From Men, Women and Ghosts by Lowell, Amy
