piquant

adj. picante, pimentoso

Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

1. aguijón, espina, púa, lo curioso
2. fuerte, picante, que pincha, incisivo, cortante, hiriente, penetrante; estusiasmo

(adj.) = picante, estimulante, interesante, fascinante
Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.