| piquant | adj 1. (of taste)sharp but pleasant, pedas-pedas masam: most chutnies have a ~ taste, kebanyakan jenis cutni mempunyai rasa pedas-pedas masam; 2. exciting interest, menarik: a ~ piece of gossip, satu gosip yg menarik; a most ~ situation arose when the two old enemies met face to face, keadaan yg sungguh menarik berlaku apabila dua musuh lama bersemuka; the gypsy girl had a small, ~ face, gadis gipsi itu mempunyai muka yg kecil dan menarik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| piquancy | n 1. quality of being pleasantly sharp to the taste, rasa pedas-pedas masam: a squeeze of lemon juice will give a ~ to the sauce, perahan limau nipis akan memberikan rasa pedas-pedas masam pd sos itu; 2. quality of being interesting, menarik: the presence of his ex-wife added ~ to the situation, kehadiran bekas isterinya menjadikan keadaan lebih menarik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waspish | adj 1. ill-tempered, petulant, pedas mulut: she is a rather ~ woman, dia perempuan yg agak pedas mulutnya; 2. (of remarks, words, etc) sharp, pedas, tajam: his ~ remarks, kata-katanya yg pedas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pungency | n 1. a. (of smell) bau hancing; b. (of taste) rasa pedas; 2. (of speech, writing) pedas, tajam: the ~ of the novel left a deep impression on her, isi novel yg pedas itu meninggalkan kesan yg mendalam di hatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mordant | adj (fml or liter.) pedas, tajam: ~ criticism, kritikan yg pedas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tartly | adv dgn kata-kata pedas: she answered back ~, dia menjawab balik dgn kata-kata pedas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pungent | adj 1. acrid, a. (of smell) hancing; b. (of taste) pedas; 2. (of speech, writing) biting, caustic, pedas, tajam: a ~ comment, komen yg pedas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scathing | adj (of comment, criticism) harsh and scornful, pedas: she smarted from her friend’s ~ rebuke, dia tersinggung dgn teguran pedas kawannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tart2 | 2. biting, sharp, pedas: he was shocked by her ~ reply, dia terkejut dgn kata-kata pedas perempuan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peppery | adj 1. like, tasting of pepper, pedas: the soup is too ~, sup itu terlalu pedas; 2. ( fig. ), ( of person ) hot-tempered, baran: a ~ old man, orang tua yg baran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |