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n. the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
n. a tart spicy quality
Word Usage
"To add a little piquance to the plot, Orion—even as he declared himself “penniless,” as usual, and said he was reading proof for the St. Louis Democrat for $25 a week—had earlier let slip a $30,000 purchase offer from Jervis himself."