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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The prices at the cellar are already enticing, so this deal should give you an extra reason to stop by and pick up your summer reading.
July 12 to Aug. 29.
—Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Yet a deal preventing superintelligence would benefit all of humanity, preventing another Cold War — where a Taiwan invasion becomes ever more enticing, data centers become strategic missile targets, and cyberweapons make it onto the escalation ladder.
—Jason Hausenloy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
And in this situation — even perhaps more than most — the idea that the world comes to you is enticing.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Compared to its counterpart on the defensive line, the defensive tackle group is a little less enticing.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Yet a deal preventing superintelligence would benefit all of humanity, preventing another Cold War — where a Taiwan invasion becomes ever more enticing, data centers become strategic missile targets, and cyberweapons make it onto the escalation ladder.
—Jason Hausenloy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
And in this situation — even perhaps more than most — the idea that the world comes to you is enticing.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Compared to its counterpart on the defensive line, the defensive tackle group is a little less enticing.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enticing. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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