What is the meaning of piquant?

adjective

  • Having an agreeably pungent taste.
  • Engagingly stimulating or provocative.
    • usage: "a piquant wit"; "salty language"
  • Attracting or delighting.
    • usage: "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
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