alluring
adjective
al·lur·ing
ə-ˈlu̇r-iŋ 
: having a strongly attractive or enticing quality
an alluring smile/aroma
an alluring prospect
Her appeal for him was that of the frail and alluring woman.—
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
alluringly
adverb
smiled alluringly
an alluringly colorful display
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the alluring beauty of the swans on the lake held us spellbound
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Yoshihiko Matsuo’s alluring design soldiered on through 260Z and 280Z iterations until 1978.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Jack Grealish rolled out of bed, sat up and gazed out to the garden below, a scene designed to capture the alluring existence of a £100million footballer at the peak of his powers.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The future, in itself, exerts an attractive force—not just the general future, with its bland procession of potential events, but the futuristic future, with its alluring, fascinating, and forbidding narrative turns.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
These types of sites can be daunting and alluring at the same time.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Jack Grealish rolled out of bed, sat up and gazed out to the garden below, a scene designed to capture the alluring existence of a £100million footballer at the peak of his powers.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The future, in itself, exerts an attractive force—not just the general future, with its bland procession of potential events, but the futuristic future, with its alluring, fascinating, and forbidding narrative turns.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
These types of sites can be daunting and alluring at the same time.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Alluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alluring. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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