Sweetless or Sugarless

[Tom]

Hi

What is a better word?

1- My tea is ----------------. (sugarless--sweetless)

2- My mouth is--------------( burning-pungent)

Tom

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

1. My tea is sugarless is the better of the two. I wouldn't say sweetless at all.

2. My mouth is burning is the better of the two.
I think something can taste pungent, but I wouldn't describe a mouth itself as pungent.

Amy