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piqued
[peekt]
adjective
(of interest, curiosity, etc.) excited or aroused.
By the end of the talk the audience had tons of questions, and left with a piqued interest in the world of lion research.
irritated and resentful, especially because of an injury to one’s pride.
The Act triggered President Truman's piqued reaction: he found the bill "un-American" and vetoed it, but to no avail.
(of pride, vanity, etc.) wounded.
Unimaginable horrors often result from nothing more than a move to second place, a public embarrassment, or a piqued ego.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of pique.
Other 51Թ Forms
- unpiqued adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of piqued1
Example Sentences
When the Oliver Stone movie came out, that really piqued the interest in the Doors again.
The big Wisconsin Supreme Court race piqued my interest, but I still didn't look too closely, having spent one too many late nights waiting for the Waukesha returns.
She was thrilled, but also, her curiosity was piqued.
She studied linguistics at university, which included work around online language and grooming, and that piqued her interest in the work of the foundation.
So if you were presented with “Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code,” which is also just a brilliant title, would your interest be piqued as Colman Domingo?
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