Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: piquant
IPA transcription: [p'ikənt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: engaging, piquant
    Meaning: attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
  • Synonyms: piquant, salty
    Meaning: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language"
  • Synonyms: piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty
    Meaning: having an agreeably pungent taste
Usage examples
  • Forsooth, it is aristocratic, gay, graceful, piquant, and also something more.
  • Time has refuted the purblind purists, the chilly "wet-blankets"; and the Lincoln stories, bright, penetrative, piquant, and pertinent are our classics.
  • To the gratification of my palate they paid the most unwearied attention. They continually invited me to partake of food, and when after eating heartily I declined the viands they continued to offer me, they seemed to think that my appetite stood in need of some piquant stimulant to excite its activity.