piquancy
noun
the fact or quality of being pleasantly strong, sharp, or tart in taste or flavor.
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“The stormy times of the recent insurrection in Matabeleland are described with a piquantness which will ensure the book becoming a favourite.”
From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by W. (William) Rainey