seductive
adjective
se·duc·tive
si-ˈdək-tiv 
: tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities
a seductive, sometimes disingenuous man—
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seductively
adverb
seductiveness
noun
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the seductive power of advertising
people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality
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Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, an heiress who marries a seductive baron, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), and moves into his enormous, decaying mansion — which is also inhabited by Thomas' enigmatic sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain).
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
In the bathroom and basement, seductive mirror effects evoke 1970s fantasies like those captured in Peter Schlesinger’s photo of a young Paloma Picasso and the aforementioned Tina Chow (who is one of Rueda’s earliest design influences) applying makeup.
—Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Its cypress-incense essence and its molten oud feel half-spiritual, half-seductive.
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Bar Italia rose out of the London rock underground with their own seductive guitar buzz, three criminally cool types at home in the dark.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
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Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
In the bathroom and basement, seductive mirror effects evoke 1970s fantasies like those captured in Peter Schlesinger’s photo of a young Paloma Picasso and the aforementioned Tina Chow (who is one of Rueda’s earliest design influences) applying makeup.
—Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Its cypress-incense essence and its molten oud feel half-spiritual, half-seductive.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Bar Italia rose out of the London rock underground with their own seductive guitar buzz, three criminally cool types at home in the dark.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seductive
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“Seductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seductive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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seductive
adjective
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seductively
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