The SYNONYM of the word “PUNGENT” is? (CSS 2015 English Precis & Composition Paper)

Sharp
Husky
Disagreeable
Anesthetizing

Pungent (adjective) –

  • having a strong taste or smell. The pungent smell of burning rubber. The air was pungent with the smell of spices. The marinade is more pungent than soy sauce.
  • marked by a sharp incisive quality : Caustic. A pungent critic. Pungent language.

Anaesthetise (verb) –  to make a person or animal unable to feel pain, etc., especially by giving them an anaesthetic before a medical operation: The animals were all fully anaesthetised before the tags were inserted.

Husky (adjective) -(of a person or their voice) sounding deep, quiet and rough, sometimes in an attractive way. She spoke in a husky whisper. Your voice has gone all husky.

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