pungent

acid, acidic

acrid, bitter, harsh

gingery, hot, peppery, piquant, spicy, tart, zesty, zingy

putrid, rancid, rank, skunky

appetizing, delectable, delicious, palatable, toothsome

flavorful, savory (also savoury), tasty

aromatic, redolent

brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky (also spikey), tartish

incisive, keen, poignant, trenchant

cynical, dry, ironic (also ironical), wry

facetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheek

acrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolic

harsh, rough, severe, stringent

abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, terse

backhanded, insincere

racy, spicy

fiery, gingery, hot, peppery, vinegary

acute, keen

biting, bitter, cutting, mordant, trenchant

animating, energizing, enlightening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, piquing, provocative, provoking

ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, luscious, palatable, scrumptious, toothsome

flavorful, savorous, tasty