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piquantadjective sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or sensesa piquant tidbit of information about the new neighbors the piquant cuisine of India boasts some highly spiced dishes pert, poignant, pungent, salty, savory(also savoury), zesty, zingy racy, spicyfiery, gingery, hot, peppery, vinegaryacute, keenbiting, bitter, cutting, mordant, trenchantanimating, energizing, enlightening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, piquing, provocative, provokingambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, luscious, palatable, scrumptious, toothsomeflavorful, savorous, tastyabsorbing, arresting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, interesting, intriguing, riveting insipid, zestless flat, flavorless, savorless, tastelessarid, banal, barren, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, humdrum, leaden, monotonous, numbing, pedestrian, ponderous, predictable, stale, stodgy, tedious, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, wearyingbland, dilute, thin, watery, weak pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses.pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors.a cheese with a pungent odor piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency.a piquant sauce poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions.felt a poignant sense of loss racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired.spontaneous, racy prose in 1616 |