the pungency of wit

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• pungency — noun 1. wit having a sharp and caustic quality he commented with typical pungency the bite of satire • Syn: ↑bite • Derivationally related forms: ↑pungent • Hypernyms: ↑wit, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• wit — n 1 intelligence, brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition: comprehension, apprehension (see under APPREHEND): sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity (see corresponding… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• pun|gen|cy — «PUHN juhn see», noun. pungent quality; sharpness (as of taste, smell, or feeling): »the pungency of pepper, Figurative. the pungency of wit. Figurative. In high level conferences he expresses his views with pungency and vigor (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

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• quick|ness — «KWIHK nihs», noun. 1. = speed: (Cf. ↑speed) »the quickness of motion. 2. briskness; promptness: »the quickness of the imagination or wit. 3. acuteness; keenness: » …   Useful english dictionary

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• pungent — pungency, n. pungently, adv. /pun jeuhnt/, adj. 1. sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid. 2. acutely distressing to the feelings or mind; poignant. 3. caustic, biting, or sharply expressive:… …   Universalium

• salt — salt1 saltlike, adj. /sawlt/, n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. table salt mixed with a particular herb or… …   Universalium

• salt — /sɒlt / (say solt), /sɔlt / (say sawlt) noun 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of sea water, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. Chemistry a compound which upon… …  

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