tempting

tempting
    adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an
           alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was
           low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing
           advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: {alluring},
           {beguiling}, {enticing}, {tempting}]
    2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting
       repast" [syn: {tantalizing}, {tantalising}, {tempting}]
    

Tempt \Tempt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Tempting}.] [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter,
   F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack,
   to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum,
   and tensum, to stretch. See {Thin}, and cf. {Attempt},
   {Tend}, {Taunt}, {Tent} a pavilion, {Tent} to probe.]
   1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
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            God did tempt Abraham.                --Gen. xxii.
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            Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. --Deut. vi.
                                                  16.
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   2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what
      is wrong; to seduce.
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            Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his
            own lust, and enticed.                --James i. 14.
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   3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite;
      to provoke; to instigate.
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            Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. --Dryden.
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            Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.
                                                  --Pope.
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   4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
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            Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   Syn: To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
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Tempting \Tempt"ing\, a.
   Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive;
   enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- {Tempt"ing*ly}, adv. --
   {Tempt"ing*ness}, n.
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84 Moby Thesaurus words for "tempting":
      Circean, acceptable, adorable, agreeable, alluring, appealing,
      appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing,
      cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
      come-hither, coquettish, delectable, delicious, delightful,
      desirable, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling,
      enticing, entrancing, enviable, exciting, exotic, exquisite,
      fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, foxy, glamorous, heart-robbing,
      hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, likable,
      lovable, lovely, luscious, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering,
      piquant, pleasing, prepossessing, provocative, provoking,
      provoquant, ravishing, rousing, savory, seducing, seductive,
      sensuous, sexy, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, succulent,
      taking, tantalizing, teasing, thrilling, tickling, titillating,
      titillative, to be desired, toothsome, unobjectionable, voluptuous,
      winning, winsome, witching, worth having