temptingly

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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
  • 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
  • This month’s delicate Strawberry Shortcake Roll makes the case most invitingly.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The menu has a lot of variety and is always presented appealingly.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • Ask for another round of the appealingly coarse corn tortillas, for scooping up birria off a Jurassic-scale marrow bone.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • Rakers also said Nvidia remains attractively valued despite being up 18% year to date.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Adverb
  • The video, directed by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan, is both beautifully shot and slightly ridiculous.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 June 2026
  • It’s held together beautifully by Bailey, who’s easy to root for as the tortured protagonist, and, as one half (along with her sister) of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, knows a thing or two about the musician’s plight.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • To the contrary, council members often preface their comments with gratuitous praise for staff (as if they’re not being paid handsomely for their work).
    Paul Krueger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Done well, the securitization turns a bottleneck into a market, and pays investors handsomely for the service.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Adverb
  • The late-spring blooms are wonderfully fragrant and borne among their leaves as opposed to the ends of the branches.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Trailing 1-0 after a frustrating first half, Nagelsmann introduced three substitutes, and two of them combined wonderfully to equalize.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 June 2026

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“Temptingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptingly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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