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enticingly

adverb

as in temptingly

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Recent Examples of enticingly Bass is playing Cyrus’s pop and rock interests against each other, sometimes enticingly but sometimes divisively, balancing production from longtime Harry Styles affiliate Kid Harpoon and feisty Brooklyn rock quartet Model/Actriz. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Red flags travelers should watch out for include tour operators that offer enticingly low prices or require prepayment. — Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym. — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025 While the water of the San Dieguito Reservoir may be enticingly clean and blue, the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) wants to remind residents that the reservoir is not meant for recreational uses like fishing. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 Each visit to the surprising, enticingly spicy Uyghur restaurant — which is unexpectedly located in Menlo Park — is like a crash course on the cuisine’s diverse noodles and varying characteristics. — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticingly
  1. temptingly
  2. invitingly
  3. appealingly
  4. attractively
  5. beautifully
  6. wonderfully
  7. handsomely
  8. marvelously
Adverb
  • This is the kind of small volume temptingly piled by the checkouts at Christmas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of temptingly
Adverb
  • Its central hub, where the wellness offerings, main dining room and 35 of the 65 bedrooms are located, is invitingly curvaceous, with sci-fi swirls of walls and sparkling swathes of window bookended by two vast, contemplative courtyards.
    — Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
  • An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Definition of invitingly
Adverb
  • What a shame, then, that the eggs in a shakshuka, appealingly busy with kale and chickpeas, were set into rubber.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But the film, with its appealingly oddball cast – featuring everyone from Sonny Bono and Ricki Lake to Waters’ go-to drag performer Divine – and themes of acceptance and sticking to your dreams changed that.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of appealingly
Adverb
  • The nest is attractively situated, as any raptor realtor would point out.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The waitstaff was young and attractive, the silverware was clean, and the food was attractively displayed when we were served.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Definition of attractively
Adverb
  • Even so, the show ducked and dived the long arm of the network fuddy-duddies beautifully, skirting the edge of censorship with a knowing wink, clever pun, and out-of-this-world comedic timing.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What is left is the bond of a group of women who survived this beautifully flawed universe together, who leave behind twenty-plus years of laughter, chaos, and guilty pleasures for millions of people.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of beautifully
Adverb
  • At the same time, its wonderfully central, with easy access to culture, sports, nightlife and the energy of San Francisco.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • O’Flynn is marvelous—brittle one moment, wonderfully funny the next—and her easy chemistry with Johnson gives the film its pulse.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of wonderfully
Adverb
  • An increase in offence and another strong season in even-strength outscoring would increase his value handsomely.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Volvo does interiors handsomely with upscale materials, spacious designs and complementary colors and trims.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of handsomely
Adverb
  • Decades, even centuries, may be encompassed by these marvelously comprehensive surveys.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The program opened marvelously with Los Panchos, a Mexican trio originally formed in New York in 1944.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvelously

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“Enticingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticingly. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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