piqued

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piqued

/piːkt/

Sounds like peaked, peeked · Rhymes with -iːkt

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of pique

adjective more piqued · most piqued

Annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor.
Similar: irritated, nettled, vexed

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adj mildly and temporarily annoyed

Deutsch	pikiert
Italiano	piccato

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@misc{piqued_2026,
  title = {piqued},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piqued},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}