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alluring

[ uh-loo r-ing ]

/ əˈlʊər ɪŋ /

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adjective

very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.

fascinating; charming.

Origin of alluring

First recorded in 1525–35; allure¹ + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM alluring

al·lur·ing·ly, adverb al·lur·ing·ness, noun un·al·lur·ing, adjective un·al·lur·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby alluring

allspice, allston, allude, allure, allurement, alluring, allusion, allusive, alluvial, alluvial fan, alluvial mining

Example sentences from the Web for alluringly

She turned her bewitching face and smiled at him alluringly.

Frank Merriwell's Son |Burt L. Standish
It may be an alluringly shabby little dress that saves her from the gallows.

I, Mary MacLane |Mary MacLane
But now, behold the shrine, attractive before, newly and alluringly decked!

The Princess Virginia |C. N. Williamson
Once again Max spoke softly, with the softness that broke so alluringly across the reckless independence of look and gesture.

Max |Katherine Cecil Thurston

Might their melodies not strike freshly and alluringly on the ear to-day?

A Boswell of Baghdad |E. V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for alluringly

alluring

/ (əˈljʊərɪŋ, əˈlʊə-) /

adjective

enticing; fascinating; attractive

Derived forms of alluring

alluringly, adverb