piqued


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pique

(pēk)
n.
A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.
tr.v. piqued, piqu·ing, piques
1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity.
3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire.
[French, a prick, irritation, from Old French, from piquer, to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccāre, ultimately of imitative origin.]

pi·qué

(pĭ-kā′, pē-)
n.
A tightly woven fabric with various raised patterns, produced especially by a double warp.
[French, past participle of piquer, to quilt, from Old French, to backstitch, prick; see pique.]
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piqued

(piːkt)
adj
resentful or irritated; annoyed
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piqued

[ˈpiːkt] adj (= annoyed) → piqué(e) au vif
a bit piqued, slightly piqued → un peu dépité(e)
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He greeted me coldly with merely a movement of the head and passed on, leaving me standing on the walk, with half-proffered hand, surprised and naturally somewhat piqued. The next day I met him again in the office of the Palace Hotel, and seeing him about to repeat the disagreeable performance of the day before, intercepted him in a doorway, with a friendly salutation, and bluntly requested an explanation of his altered manner.
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Piqued and irritated, he suddenly came to a halt, swore he would carry it no further, and jerked it half-way down the hill.
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Lady Middleton piqued herself upon the elegance of her table, and of all her domestic arrangements; and from this kind of vanity was her greatest enjoyment in any of their parties.
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