Piquant Definition & Meaning

piquant
adjective
  1. having an agreeably pungent taste
  2. engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language"
  3. attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

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