pungently
/ˈpʌndʒəntli/
adverb
- In a way that has a strong, sharp smell or taste.
- The air in the old barn was pungently filled with hay and manure.
- The cheese smelled pungently, filling the whole kitchen.
- The spices in the curry tasted pungently, making my nose tingle.
- In a way that is sharp, direct, and critical in speech or writing.
- She spoke pungently against the unfair policy at the meeting.
- His editorial commented pungently on the government's failure to act.
- The critic wrote pungently about the movie's weak plot.