piquant

piquant
    adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant},
           {savory}, {savoury}, {spicy}, {zesty}]
    2: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit";
       "salty language" [syn: {piquant}, {salty}]
    3: attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant
       face with large appealing eyes" [syn: {engaging}, {piquant}]
    

Piquant \Pi"quant\, a. [F., p. pr. of piquer to prick or sting.
   See {Pike}.]
   Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent;
   as, a piquant anecdote. "As piquant to the tongue as salt."
   --Addison. "Piquant railleries." --Gov. of Tongue.
   [1913 Webster]
    

147 Moby Thesaurus words for "piquant":
      acerbic, acid, acrid, agitating, alluring, appealing, appetizing,
      asperous, astringent, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, biting,
      bitter, blandishing, breathtaking, cajoling, captivating, catching,
      caustic, challenging, charged, charismatic, charming,
      cliff-hanging, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, cutting,
      disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, enchanting,
      encouraging, energizing, engaging, enravishing, enthralling,
      enticing, entrancing, escharotic, exciting, exhilarating, exotic,
      fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, galvanic, galvanizing,
      glamorous, harsh, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring,
      heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, hypnotic, impressive,
      inflammatory, interesting, intoxicating, intriguing, inviting,
      irresistible, irritating, jarring, jolting, juicy, keen, lively,
      maddening, mesmeric, mind-blowing, mordant, mouth-watering, moving,
      nose-tickling, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering,
      overwhelming, penetrating, peppery, peppy, perturbing, piercing,
      poignant, prepossessing, prompting, provocative, provoking,
      provoquant, pungent, racy, ravishing, readable, rich, rough,
      rousing, seducing, seductive, severe, sharp, siren, sirenic,
      snappy, soul-stirring, sour, sparkling, spellbinding, spellful,
      spicy, spirit-stirring, spirited, stimulant, stimulating,
      stimulative, stinging, stirring, striking, succulent, suspenseful,
      suspensive, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tempting,
      thought-challenging, thought-inspiring, thought-provoking,
      thrilling, thrilly, tickling, titillating, titillative, trenchant,
      troubling, unsettling, upsetting, vitriolic, vivacious, winning,
      winsome, witching, zesty