intriguing

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adjective in·trigu·ing \ in-ˈtrē-giŋ \

Definition of intriguing

:engaging the interest to a marked degree :fascinating

an intriguing story

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Examples of intriguing in a Sentence

Some had once contained medicines, sarsaparilla, or elixirs; others had intriguing names embossed into their glass panels: Balm of One Thousand Flowers, Indian Cholagogue, Dr. Kilmer's Kidney Cure, and Ocean Weed Heart Remedy. —Kim Wong Keltner, The Dim Sum of All Things, 2004
The Huns are intriguing not only because of their notoriously hawkish history, but also because of their place as middlemen between Mongol and Turkic ethnicity. —Victor L. Mote, Siberia, 1998
The next two phases of the Cambrian … mark the strangest, most important, and most intriguing of all episodes in the fossil record of animals—the short interval known as the Cambrian explosion … —Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, July/August 1998
The folklorist Jan Brunvand has documented hundreds of "urban legends," intriguing stories that everyone swears happened to a friend of a friend … and that circulate for years in nearly identical form in city after city, but that can never be documented as real events. —Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct, 1994
The offer is very intriguing.
an intriguing concept that should engender much debate among climatologists

Recent Examples of intriguing from the Web

On intriguing possibility: an alliance between Merkel’s CDU and the Greens.

— Bloomberg.com, "Your Evening Briefing," 21 Aug. 2017
And the slot receiver competition — Victor Cruz vs. Kendall Wright — is arguably the most intriguing roster battle of August.

— dan wiederer, chicagotribune.com, "4 things to watch as Bears open 4-game preseason slate," 9 Aug. 2017
Lie. is a modern supper club serving reinvented American classics, paired with live music and intriguing performances.

— Los Angeles Magazine, "The Restaurant Collection at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas," 4 Aug. 2017
Both are obviously assured of roster spots, but who emerges as the RT out of those two remains one of the more intriguing position battles to watch.

— bob condotta, The Seattle Times, "As Seahawks take a day off from training camp, here’s one thought on each position group," 2 Aug. 2017
Balleisen alludes to some intriguing possibilities that deserve further exploration.

— brooke harrington, The Atlantic, "Why Americans Get Conned Again and Again," 31 July 2017
More intriguing, just 54 percent of the MCI patients had amyloid build-up, putting them at higher risk for later Alzheimer’s.

— Washington Post, "Brain scans may change care for some people with memory loss," 19 July 2017
But, with the release of a new poster this week, fans on Reddit have come up with some intriguing theories about what the monster will be.

— matt miller, Esquire, "Fans Already Have a Compelling Theory About Stranger Things Season 2," 13 July 2017
What is more, the debate over debt, as framed, misses the most intriguing thing about their balance-sheets.

— The Economist, "SchumpeterThe United States of debt," 13 July 2017

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