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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

piquant
    adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: piquant,
           savory, savoury, spicy, zesty]
    2: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit";
       "salty language" [syn: piquant, salty]
    3: attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant
       face with large appealing eyes" [syn: engaging, piquant]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Piquant \Pi"quant\, a. [F., p. pr. of piquer to prick or sting.
   See Pike.]
   Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent;
   as, a piquant anecdote. "As piquant to the tongue as salt."
   --Addison. "Piquant railleries." --Gov. of Tongue.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Piquant:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

acerbic, acid, acrid, agitating, alluring, appealing, appetizing, asperous, astringent, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, biting, bitter, blandishing, breathtaking, cajoling, captivating, catching, caustic, challenging, charged, charismatic, charming, cliff-hanging, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, cutting, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, enchanting, encouraging, energizing, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, escharotic, exciting, exhilarating, exotic, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, galvanic, galvanizing, glamorous, harsh, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, hypnotic, impressive, inflammatory, interesting, intoxicating, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, irritating, jarring, jolting, juicy, keen, lively, maddening, mesmeric, mind-blowing, mordant, mouth-watering, moving, nose-tickling, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, penetrating, peppery, peppy, perturbing, piercing, poignant, prepossessing, prompting, provocative, provoking, provoquant, pungent, racy, ravishing, readable, rich, rough, rousing, seducing, seductive, severe, sharp, siren, sirenic, snappy, soul-stirring, sour, sparkling, spellbinding, spellful, spicy, spirit-stirring, spirited, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stinging, stirring, striking, succulent, suspenseful, suspensive, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tempting, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring, thought-provoking, thrilling, thrilly, tickling, titillating, titillative, trenchant, troubling, unsettling, upsetting, vitriolic, vivacious, winning, winsome, witching, zesty

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