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piquant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'piquant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Piquant [ a.]
- Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote.

Meaning of 'piquant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . piquant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- attracting or delighting
Example in sentence:
  • a piquant face with large appealing eyes;
  • an engaging frankness
Meaning (2):
- engagingly stimulating or provocative
Example in sentence:
  • a piquant wit;
  • salty language

Nearby Words:

piquancy piquantly pique piqued piqueer piqueerer piquet piquing

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