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Definition of: piquant
(pē′kənt) adjective
1. Having an agreeably pungent or tart taste.
2. Interesting; tart; racy; also, charmingly lively.
3. Obs. Stinging; sharp. [<F, orig. ppr. of piquer sting]
—pi′quan·cy noun
—pi′quant·ly adverb
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