piquant
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kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑnt adjective
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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| —adj | |
| 1. | having an agreeably pungent or tart taste |
| 2. | lively or stimulating to the mind |
| [C16: from French (literally: prickling), from piquer to prick, goad; see | |
| 'piquancy | |
| —n | |
| 'piquantness | |
| —n | |
| 'piquantly | |
| —adv | |
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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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Example sentences
Its fine white meat is needed to give the bouillabaisse its piquant — almost sharp — taste.
Green sauces are invariably piquant and herbacious.
The butter dissolves well with the oil, thickens the dressing and gives it a piquant taste.
It is a piquant collage of moods and colors, its buoyant fantasies shadowed by tragedy and loss.
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