temptingly

Definition of temptinglynext

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Recent Examples of temptingly His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temptingly
Adverb
  • Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym.
    Literary Hub, 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
Adverb
  • In the case of Brentford’s Dango Ouattara and West Ham’s El Hadji Malick Diouf, their assists were more eye-catching than the goals themselves because of the way in which both players crossed the ball so invitingly, with a mixture of conviction and precision, and also from so far back.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The duo provides an invitingly sweet alcoholic heat that sinks into the crumb of the brioche-like cake, giving each bite a literal burst of flavor.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • In the final Top 10 hit of Bieber’s EDM era, a pleading tenderness in the singer’s vocals cuts appealingly against DJ Snake’s strobing Sahara Tent beat.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • How Truman understood sports Perhaps most appealingly to anyone locally, though, is Truman’s seemingly improbable enchantment with sports.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • In fact, tech is now nearly as attractively valued as consumer staples.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The vegetables, fruit, and baskets of potatoes were attractively arranged.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • My dress and his suit were somehow unscathed, and the photos came out beautifully.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Fire and ice do clash beautifully, but the action here is merely serviceable and dark.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • After all, Denver has all five starters back from last year, is paying all of them handsomely and has built a developmental group in Palczewski, Crum and Forsyth behind that have all stepped into games ably.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • And Iran was profiting handsomely off its sales, selling its oil for a premium of several dollars above the price of Brent crude, the international benchmark.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Canned pineapple makes this carrot cake wonderfully sweet and moist.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Generation after generation get solace in Ian Curtis’ words, and the way that the music fitted them so wonderfully.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Temptingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptingly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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