PIQUED Definition & Meaning

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piqued

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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 ¹( def ).

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of piqued¹

pique ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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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.

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She was thrilled, but also, her curiosity was piqued.

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She studied linguistics at university, which included work around online language and grooming, and that piqued her interest in the work of the foundation.

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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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What especially piqued Ruyle’s interest in the nTS is that it’s the first area of the brainstem to receive input from the large nerves that relay information about cardiorespiratory function.

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