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overpungent

overpungent adjective: excessively pungent.

Adjective

overpungent (comparative more overpungent, superlative most overpungent)

  1. Excessively pungent.

Forms of overpungent

comparativemore overpungent
superlativemost overpungent

Origin of overpungent

From over- + pungent.

Questions about overpungent

What does overpungent mean?
Overpungent means excessively pungent.
What part of speech is overpungent?
Overpungent is an adjective.

Words near overpungent in the dictionary

  1. overpunctuate
  2. overpunctuated
  3. overpunctuates
  4. overpunctuating
  5. overpunctuation
  6. overpungent
  7. overpunish
  8. overpunished
  9. overpunishes
  10. overpunishing
  11. overpunishment

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