Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piqued

/piːkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: piqued
IPA: /piːkt/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pique

adj

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

Inflected Forms

more piqued (comparative) most piqued (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpiqued

Synonyms

irritated nettled vexed

Homonyms

peaked peeked

Rhymes With

leaked freaked peaked tweaked sneaked streaked peeked critiqued cheeked squeaked wreaked shrieked

Questions

How do you pronounce piqued?: The recorded pronunciation is /piːkt/.
What does piqued mean?: simple past and past participle of pique

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