beguiling
adjective
be·guil·ing
bi-ˈgī-liŋ 
bē-
: agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing
a beguiling manner
a beguiling aroma
… it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling.—
Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer
beguilingly
adverb
The restaurant is physically attractive, dishes are beguilingly presented, and the cuisine is always logically inventive, often inspired, sometimes sublime.
—Jay Jacobs
Jay Jacobs
Examples of beguiling in a Sentence
a smart and beguiling child who can manipulate her parents with alarming ease
the beguiling allure of a life of crime
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—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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However, the beguiling Elliot soon becomes distant and disappears without warning.
—Shayeza Walid, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
The tangibly evolving style creature that is the men’s style zeitgeist is singing out new vibrations, like Sirens calling with fresh beguiling ideas and contexts that pull us astray from our pre-designated style courses.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
However, the beguiling Elliot soon becomes distant and disappears without warning.
—Shayeza Walid, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
There is one puzzle in Animal Well, the beguiling platformer set in an underground maze with a menagerie of creepy creatures, that requires the player to rely on just such a mental map.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Beguiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beguiling. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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