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adj. Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.

adj. Appealingly provocative: a piquant wit.

adj. Charming, interesting, or attractive: a piquant face.

adj. Archaic Causing hurt feelings; stinging.

adj. Engaging; charming.

adj. Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; stimulating.

adj. Causing hurt feelings; scathing.

adj. Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent.

Of an agreeable pungency or sharpness of taste or flavor; sharp; stinging; biting: as, sauce piquant.

Of a smart, lively, racy, or sparkling nature; keenly interesting, or fitted to produce a sudden or keen interest; “taking”: as, a piquant anecdote: a piquant manner; a piquant style of female beauty; a piquant hat.

That pierces or wounds, or is fitted to pierce or wound; stinging; sharp or cutting to the feelings; biting; keen; pungent; severe.

Synonyms Poignant, etc. See pungent.

adj. having an agreeably pungent taste

adj. attracting or delighting

adj. engagingly stimulating or provocative

"What is particularly piquant — that's right I used the word piquant — about the conflation of Nicaragua and El Salvador is that it suggests America's entire effort "down there" was nothing but folly, hubris, and imperialism."

tasty    attractive    stimulating   

tart    sharp    pungent    stimulating   

racy    witty    pungent    agreeable    amuse    alluring    poignant    instructive    exotic    captivate