beguiling
adjective
be·guil·ing
bi-ˈgī-liŋ 
bē-
: agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing
a beguiling manner
a beguiling aroma
… it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling.—
Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer
beguilingly
adverb
The restaurant is physically attractive, dishes are beguilingly presented, and the cuisine is always logically inventive, often inspired, sometimes sublime.
—Jay Jacobs
Jay Jacobs
Examples of beguiling in a Sentence
a smart and beguiling child who can manipulate her parents with alarming ease
the beguiling allure of a life of crime
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Well, that’d be Phil Mickelson, who once upon a time would’ve been a beguiling pick for Bethpage.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Her latest is the most beguiling LP she’s made, and arguably her most deeply felt.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
But passionate stances on the water pipeline aren’t the only thing Davis and Staten share — both have fallen hard for the beguiling Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly), lavender farmer and owner of the local dancehall in Ransom.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Beguiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beguiling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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