Antonyms for piquant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pee-kuhnt, -kahnt, pee-kahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑnt |
Definition of piquant
Origin :- 1520s, from Middle French piquant "pricking, stimulating, irritating," present participle of piquer "to prick, sting, nettle" (see pike (n.2)).
- adj flavorful, biting
- But that bit about the sober gray eyes and the piquant chin Jane was responsible for.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- It was so much more beautiful to be dainty and small and piquant.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- And of these, the following, if not the most piquant and interesting, are the most indispensable to our History.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Not all the sauces in Christendom could have made it so piquant and appetizing.
- Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- It was a recollection of this that made the present situation so piquant and humorous.
- Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
- That was a piquant incident at the College as described by Hal.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- She stopped here, and challenged my opinion with a piquant, questioning look.
- Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
- A discovery in the world of literature, a story of daring and piquant interest.
- Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
- Kate, however, kept her dark eyebrows knitted in a piquant frown.
- Extract from : « Snow-Bound at Eagle's » by Bret Harte
- Elsie's piquant daintiness was more than ever fascinating to him.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
Synonyms for piquant
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