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1.
agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
2.
agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive: a piquant glance.
3.
of an interestingly provocative or lively character: a piquant wit.
4.
Archaic. sharp or stinging, especially to the feelings.
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Piquant
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- Unusual settings give a piquant, humorous tilt to her characters' misery.
- Green sauces are invariably piquant and herbacious.
- It's much more piquant to read that two powerful and rich ladies are feuding than a couple of small-town, small-time ones.
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Word Origin & History
piquant
1521, from M.Fr. piquant "pricking, stimulating, irritating," from O.Fr. prp. of piquer "to prick, sting, nettle" (see pike (2)).
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