bewitching
adjective
be·witch·ing
bi-ˈwi-chiŋ 
bē-
: powerfully or seductively attractive or charming
a bewitching smile
her bewitching eyes
bewitchingly
adverb
… I perceived in the captain's face that same bland, benevolent, and bewitchingly merry expression …
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Herman Melville
Herman Melville
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Or Discords packed with bewitching, prophetic bots—each of them tuned to resonate with one of the many narrow demographics the movement is targeting, and each with an extensive human backstory documented across the web.
—Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
Others called them romantic, creative, bewitching, elegant and graceful.
—Frank Litsky, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
So, brace yourselves and be ready to delve deeper into the convoluted world of Great Kills, where reality and fiction intertwine in the most bewitching manner!
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
In Chiapas, travelers will find a bewitching mix of ancient and modern culture that's distinct from any other in the country.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
Grab some friends and dress up as the squad from Stranger Things, or grab the besties and recreate the bewitching looks of the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 2 June 2023
Gird your loins, hold on to your heels, and prep your potions, because RuPaul's Drag Race two-time winner and Chicago Broadway star Jinkx Monsoon is hitting the road for a bewitching new show, and EW has the exclusive reveal of all the dates ahead on her biggest tour yet.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2023
But the most bewitching part of the outfit was a pair of ballerina-pink trousers, also from the Armani Spring 2022 collection, that caught the cameras' flashes with their silky sheen.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
Holmes bounces from place to place and score to score, struggling to disentangle herself from her bewitching ex-boyfriend, Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2020
Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
Others called them romantic, creative, bewitching, elegant and graceful.
—Frank Litsky, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
So, brace yourselves and be ready to delve deeper into the convoluted world of Great Kills, where reality and fiction intertwine in the most bewitching manner!
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
In Chiapas, travelers will find a bewitching mix of ancient and modern culture that's distinct from any other in the country.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
Grab some friends and dress up as the squad from Stranger Things, or grab the besties and recreate the bewitching looks of the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 2 June 2023
Gird your loins, hold on to your heels, and prep your potions, because RuPaul's Drag Race two-time winner and Chicago Broadway star Jinkx Monsoon is hitting the road for a bewitching new show, and EW has the exclusive reveal of all the dates ahead on her biggest tour yet.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2023
But the most bewitching part of the outfit was a pair of ballerina-pink trousers, also from the Armani Spring 2022 collection, that caught the cameras' flashes with their silky sheen.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
Holmes bounces from place to place and score to score, struggling to disentangle herself from her bewitching ex-boyfriend, Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2020
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“Bewitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewitching. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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