Pŭn'gen-cy, n.
n. [See infra.] The state of being pungent or piercing; the power of pricking or piercing; acrimoniousness; keenness; as, the pungency of ammonia; the pungency of a sermon. “The pungency of menaces.” Hammond.
n. [See infra.] The state of being pungent or piercing; the power of pricking or piercing; acrimoniousness; keenness; as, the pungency of ammonia; the pungency of a sermon. “The pungency of menaces.” Hammond.