(a.) Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote.
Example Sentences:
(1) The present experiment shows that the piquant chow eaten by rats produced a fall in rectal temperature 48 h later.
(2) And there are entries that point to Peel as an incorrigible collector and tireless champion of the recherche: with all due respect to an oeuvre that included the piquant-sounding Fuckin' 4 Bucks and I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, how many albums by Washington DC splattercore pioneers the Accüsed does one man really need?
(3) One final thought: if Lebedev is toying with the idea of distributing the Independent for free, he may well be able, piquantly, to acquire the paper and its Sunday sister for the same price.
(4) The great lexicographer, of course, is as fat in fame as ever, though more for his piquant remarks to Boswell than for his own writings.
(5) In three experiments on the social induction of food preferences in rats, I found: (a) that eight 30-min exposures of a naive "observer" rat to a "demonstrator" rat fed one of two approximately equipalatable diets produced observer preference for the diet fed to its demonstrator that lasted for more than a month, (b) that simple exposure of naive subjects to a diet itself, rather than to a rat that had eaten a diet, was not sufficient to enhance preference for that diet, and (c) that lasting preference for an unpalatable, piquant diet could also be established by exposing naive rats to demonstrators that had eaten the piquant diet, but not by simply exposure to the piquant diet itself.
(6) In this series, the choice between piquant and nonpiquant chow showed that 4 rats out of 5 preferred to eat the chow without capsaicin.
(7) After this habituation period, when free to choose, 3 rats out of 4 preferred eating the piquant chow.
(8) The food cooked in this predominantly Muslim neighbourhood is as piquant as the hot pink and burnt orange painted houses that rise gently up the lower slopes of Signal Hill, part of Table Mountain.
(9) Clearly, this hyperreal simulation juxtaposes piquantly with the all-too real world in which Uruguayan football fans send death threats to the Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett for clattering their compatriot, striker Luis Suarez.
(10) The present experiment provides some evidence that rats accustomed to eat piquant food manifested, when free to choose, a preference for an innately unpalatable piquant chow.
(11) He rejoined the Guardian as sketchwriter and remained there for the rest of his working life, consistently finding even on the dullest and least eventful of days something vivid, piquant and unexpected to say.
(12) Just as Lolita , as Nabokov piquantly notes in his afterword, was variously read as "old Europe debauching young America" or "young America debauching old Europe", GTA IV leaves itself interpretatively open as to whether Niko is corrupted by America or whether he and his ilk (many of the most vicious characters whose paths Niko crosses are immigrants) are themselves bacterial agents of corruption.
(13) There is real dissent in Italy, and in its gentle but piquant way, Reality is part of that.
(14) It’s tempting to imagine that writer and director Andrew Haigh conjured that line in response to the more piquant criticisms of his series, whose lack of an obvious agenda led some to label it “post-gay”.
(15) When the club switched the catering contract from one local firm to another in the early 2000s, the new chef spent months trying to perfect the piquant blend, which his piqued predecessor refused to pass on.
Tangy
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Gellatly believes that anyone can make their own bread at home and, for a sourdough loaf, the process begins with a tangy starter (sometimes also known as a mother or leaven).
(2) Dohse, who is the managing director of the Malawi-based company TreeCrops – which buys and processes baobab and other wild-plant products – believes the world’s appetite for the tangy fruit is sharpening.
(3) The food, Korean, is cheap (starters less than a fiver; mains under £8) and very good: bibimbap, of course, also crisp fried mandu (dumplings) with homemade soy; tangy blanched and pickled veg; sizzling marinated beef; fat pork belly with garlic, kimchi and spicy doenjang sauce.
(4) Soak it in hot water and you get the essence of dashi, the stock base of the tangy broths and consommés the Japanese love.
(5) 7:381-388, 1989; F. Tangy, A. McAllister, and M. Brahic, J. Virol.
(6) Nectarine and feta salad Tynegal's nectarine and feta salad is frash and tangy – perfect for alfresco eating.
(7) These bhajis are gluten-free, and when served with the tangy dairy-free mango and mint dip create a compelling party combination, suitable for a host of free-from needs.
(8) The crispy-tangy dosa cone pops with spice, crunch and surprise.
(9) A sample choripán cubano of coarse chorizo grilled with tangy, verdant chimichurri , offered several layers of texture and flavour.
(10) It is a must for fish food lovers with dishes such as delicately cooked whiting fish fingers with tangy pesto-based tartare sauce; or the Connemara Smokehouse board with locally sourced smoked salmon and peppered mackerel accompanied by homemade brown bread.
(11) Start with a succulent lemony ceviche, topped with bright green salsa, then move on to pulpo (octopus), then, perhaps, cochinita pibil , tangy pulled pork from the Yucatán.
(12) Seating is in stalls in the shabby-chic interior and dishes include tangy cheeses, smoked cod with crushed tomatoes and baked salmon with gherkins on mollete (soft white bread).
(13) Hypocrisy isn't funny You may have noted a strange, tangy smell in the air – strange but not wholly unfamiliar.
(14) So if you wanted a nice sandwich loaf, put some starter in and it will add a nice depth of flavour, some background tanginess.
(15) The eponymous tacacá (R$17, around £4.50) is a tangy soup with shrimp and an odd green leaf that numbs the diner's mouth slightly.
(16) Day Five By now, the starter should be bubbling away and smell tangy.
(17) They sniffed the tangy air, Bisto-kid style: 'The basis of the experience is the broth,' was the consensus.
(18) Peneques are small quesadillas, filled with tangy, fresh requesón cheese (Mexican ricotta), dipped in light batter and fried.
(19) To map the regions of the viral genome responsible for persistence and demyelination, cDNA clones of the entire genomes of the DA and GDVII strains were constructed and cloned into Bluescript plasmid (A. McAllister, F. Tangy, C. Aubert, and M. Brahic, Microb.
(20) That, and you'll also need some "starter culture", bacteria that will convert plain milk into tangy, creamy deliciousness.