Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tempting; seductive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Prov. Eng. Tempting.
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- adjective archaic
tempting
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Examples
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The calm, chill waters of the temptatious Rubicon.
Shortcut Man P. G. Sturges 2011
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The calm, chill waters of the temptatious Rubicon.
Shortcut Man P. G. Sturges 2011
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But it so chanced that Fair Monday was a stormy day, which is the most temptatious for poor lads in from the country, with only two holidays in the year, most of them.
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There was something almost humanly winning and temptatious in it.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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There was something almost humanly winning and temptatious in it.
As We Were Saying Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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There was something almost humanly winning and temptatious in it.
Complete Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Well, things do look temptatious enough, and there's a mighty deal of reason, now, in what you say.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia William Gilmore Simms 1838
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Cities can be exciting places, full of busy streets and markets, temptatious shops, cinemas and theaters, interesting museums and many other things.
WN.com - Articles related to Asia pollution blows around globe due to monsoon 2010
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Cities can be exciting places, full of busy streets and markets, temptatious shops, cinemas and theaters, interesting museums and many other things.
WN.com - Articles related to Asia pollution blows around globe due to monsoon 2010
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Cities can be exciting places, full of busy streets and markets, temptatious shops, cinemas and theaters, interesting museums and many other things.
WN.com - Articles related to Asia pollution blows around globe due to monsoon 2010
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