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  1. 1. a. Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. having an agreeably pungent taste Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. engagingly stimulating or provocative Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. attracting or delighting Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 s. having an agreeably pungent taste s. engagingly stimulating or provocative Source: ecdict

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