Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Tending to seduce; alluring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to seduce or lead aside or astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Attractive,
alluring ,tempting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tending to entice into a desired action or state
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Examples
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One piece of evidence for this is the way in which welfare reform is discussed, and the reappearance of Victorian ideas about poverty – what he calls the "seductive language" of "deserving" and "undeserving" poor.
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One piece of evidence for this is the way in which welfare reform is discussed, and the reappearance of Victorian ideas about poverty – what he calls the "seductive language" of "deserving" and "undeserving" poor.
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In his subscription newsletter, Gilman observed two stylistic camps among the top reds, one epitomized by Lafite that is suave and seductive from the get-go, and another, more structured style requiring bottle aging, embodied by Latour and Petrus.
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Views: There is a certain seductive symmetry to this move.
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In his subscription newsletter, Gilman observed two stylistic camps among the top reds, one epitomized by Lafite that is suave and seductive from the get-go, and another, more structured style requiring bottle aging, embodied by Latour and Petrus.
Bordeaux 2009: all over but the pricing | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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In this fresco, a pile of martial armor offers a pillow for the reclining figure of Peace, who in seductive repose turns a receptive ear and extends an olive branch to the viewer.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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At least Bardem acknowledges that he has a certain seductive intensity.
People Magazine Proves What I Knew In My Heart To Be True: Javier Bardem is Hot! | Best Week Ever 2007
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The cookies sound wonderful and the Vegetarian Kasha Varnishkas sound truly delicious, but the thing that really sounds seductive is the buckwheat pancakes.
It's not Iams: The Buckwheat Digressions Lindy 2006
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My favourite sex writing is the writing that like Lisa Moore’s Open or Degrees of Nakedness is real sex in seductive portions (the sensuous particulars Richard and Russell describe); Moore offers details and they read like morsels of a slow, blindfolded meal.
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Mr. Nishimura will be joined by actress Eihi Shiina, who plays an evil zombie queen in the movie but is best-known as the seductive, menacing Asami in Takashi Miike's cult classic "Audition."
Asia Fantasias and Other Tales Steve Dollar 2011
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