Definitions
cause to feel resentment or indignation
Word origin
The noun is borrowed from Middle French pique (“a quarrel; resentment”) (modern French pique), from piquer, picquer (verb); see above.
Used in a sentence
“The Dev'l was piqu'd, ſuch ſaintſhip to behold, / And long'd to tempt him like good Job of old: / But Satan now is wiſer than of yore, / And tempts by making rich, not making poor.”
“Brisk Confidence still best with woman copes; / Pique her and soothe in turn, soon Passion crowns thy hopes.”
“His chusing to walk with her, she had learnt to understand. It was done to pique Miss Brereton.”
Sanditon
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01“Spark interest”5 letters
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