enticing
adjective
en·tic·ing
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: arousing strong attraction or interest : alluring
an enticing aroma
an enticing menu
an enticing opportunity/possibility
Some of the most enticing food on the menu is in the "little bite" section, more than a dozen appetizers priced from $5 to $11 per plate.—
Aleta Watson
Aleta Watson… the books that would give him a taste of the knowledge which was more enticing to his wide-awake young mind than clothes and food to his poor little body.—Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
enticingly
adverb
an enticingly aromatic dish
… this program enticingly acquaints students with the features and potential of microcomputers.
—Booklist
Booklist
He looked on her, his bright, healthy, enticingly beautiful daughter, and wondered what was going to become of her.
—Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
enticingness
noun
We shall seek to be frugal with our sweet possessions, though their enticingness quite leads us astray …
—Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
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Just about every premiere backend reliever is off the board, but San Francisco could continue looking for enticing relievers like Foley and Hentges who, for one reason or another, won’t command much money.
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That conjunction has opened the enticing possibility that there might exist constitutionally enforceable aboriginal rights not specified in any treaty.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
This enticing Champagne represents the 173rd edition of Krug Grand Cuvee.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Zohran Mamdani is officially a Bunhead — and Kim Petras has an enticing, animal rights-centric offer for her new fan.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
That conjunction has opened the enticing possibility that there might exist constitutionally enforceable aboriginal rights not specified in any treaty.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
This enticing Champagne represents the 173rd edition of Krug Grand Cuvee.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enticing. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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