Temptuous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 eliciting temptation; tempting
"If only you had pulled on the thread of my wool, if you had undone my fabric, mesh by mesh . . . entangled in each one was a temptuous thought and a name I will not forget."
Example
More examples"If only you had pulled on the thread of my wool, if you had undone my fabric, mesh by mesh . . . entangled in each one was a temptuous thought and a name I will not forget."
Etymology
From tempt + -uous.
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