| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a strong and often harsh sensation: piquant, pungent, sharp, zesty. Archaic : poignant. See SMELLS, TASTE. 2. Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety: blue, earthy, off-color, provocative, racy, risqué, salty, scabrous, suggestive. See DECENT.
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