The Only Use of
piquant
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- Schwartz's face with his Piccadilly whiskers, and his slim figure in evening dress, had as usual an air of elegant solemnity which contrasted with the playfulness of his character and had a special piquancy here, or so it seemed to Peter Ivanovich.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
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(piquant) having an agreeably pungent or spicy taste
or:
engagingly stimulating or provocative