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pi·quant (pē'kənt, -känt', pē-känt')
adj.
  1. Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.
    1. Appealingly provocative: a piquant wit.
    2. Charming, interesting, or attractive: a piquant face.
  3. Archaic. Causing hurt feelings; stinging.

[French, from Old French, present participle of piquer, to prick. See pique.]

piquancy pi'quan·cy or pi'quant·ness n.
piquantly pi'quant·ly adv.

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