Usually means: Stimulated interest or curiosity sharply.
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  1. piqued: Merriam-Webster
  2. piqued, piqued: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. piqued: Collins English Dictionary
  4. piqued: Vocabulary.com
  5. Piqued, piqued: Wordnik
  6. piqued: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. piqued: Wiktionary
  8. Piqued, piqued: Dictionary.com
  9. piqued: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. Piqued: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. Piqued: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. piqued: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. piqued: FreeDictionary.org
  14. Piqued: The Word Detective
  15. piqued: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. piqued: Legal dictionary

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  1. piqued: Idioms

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adjective:  Annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor.

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