pi·quant 
(pēkənt, -känt′, pē-känt)
(pēkənt, -känt′, pē-känt)adj.
1. Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.
2. Appealingly provocative; charming: a piquant wit; a piquant face.
3. Causing hurt feelings; stinging: "people with equally piquant opinions about obesity, appearance and American doublespeak about weight" (Virginia Heffernan).
[French, from Old French, present participle of piquer, to prick; see PIQUE.]
piquan·cy, piquant·ness n.
piquant·ly adv.
- inverted comma
- inverted mordent
- inverter
- invertible
- invert sugar
- invest
- investable
- investible
- investigable
- investigate
- investigation
- investigational
- investigative
- investigator
- investigatorial
- investigatory
- investiture
- investment
- investment bank
- investor
- inveteracy
- inveterate
- inveterately
- inveterateness
- inviability