American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Pungency

PUN’GENCY, n. [L. pungens, pungo, to prick.]

1. The power of pricking or piercing; as the pungency of a substance.

2. That quality of a substance which produces the sensation of pricking, or affecting the taste like minute sharp points; sharpness; acridness.

3. Power to pierce the mind or excite keen reflections or remorse; as the pungency of a discourse.

4. Acrimoniousness; keenness; as the pungency of wit or of expressions.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Pungency," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 23, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQRHR9GIXYQH6JR.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Pungency." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 23 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQRHR9GIXYQH6JR.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Pungency' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 23 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KQRHR9GIXYQH6JR.