peppered vs piquant

peppered

adj
  • Speckled. 

  • Seasoned with pepper. 

  • Coordinate term: riddled 

piquant

adj
  • Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming. 

  • Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot. 

  • Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy. 

How often have the words peppered and piquant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )