PIQUANTLY

piquantly, spicily

(adverb) with strong spices; in a spicy manner; “the soup was spicily flavored”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

piquantly (comparative more piquantly, superlative most piquantly)

In a piquant manner; with piquancy.

Source: Wiktionary


Pi"quant*ly, adv.

Definition: In a piquant manner.

PIQUANT

Pi"quant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of piquer to prick or sting. See Pike.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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