1. piqued - Adjective
2. piqued - Verb
of Pique
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter hearing about the game's success, Bushnell decided there would be more profit for Atari to manufacture the game rather than license it, but the interest of Bally and Midway had already been piqued. Source: Internet
American Pie s success made McLean an international star and piqued interest in his first album, which charted more than two years after its initial release. Source: Internet
Detective Zorba was piqued by a blurry and unofficial photo of the Leader not in overalls, but brocaded papal robes and lips smeared with hot-red lipstick. Source: Internet
Although the Yemenites were not natural allies (the Umayyads are a Qaysid tribe), their interest was piqued. Source: Internet
After the action has piqued, you’re off to exploring a new area, delving once again into the dark unknown with just a few bullets and herbs in your pocket. Source: Internet
And, unlike hip-hop classes, which have piqued my interest in mesh crop tops, everyone’s "movement clothes" looked like the pajamas I’d wear in college when I didn’t have an overnight guest. Source: Internet