piquant

Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.

Appealingly provocative; charming.

Causing hurt feelings; stinging.

Of an agreeable pungency or sharpness of taste or flavor; sharp; stinging; biting: as, sauce piquant.

Of a smart, lively, racy, or sparkling nature; keenly interesting, or fitted to produce a sudden or keen interest; “taking”: as, a piquant anecdote: a piquant manner; a piquant style of female beauty; a piquant hat.

That pierces or wounds, or is fitted to pierce or wound; stinging; sharp or cutting to the feelings; biting; keen; pungent; severe.

Synonyms Poignant, etc. See pungent.

Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent.

Engaging; charming.

Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; stimulating.