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The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.
  2. n. wit having a sharp and caustic quality
  3. n. a strong odor or taste property
  4. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "The pungency of menaces." Hammond.
  5. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness;sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "The pungency ofmenaces." Hammond.
  6. n:100 n. wit having a sharp and caustic quality n. a strong odor or taste property