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mesmeric

[ mez-mer-ik, mes- ]

/ mɛzˈmɛr ɪk, mɛs- /

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adjective

produced by mesmerism; hypnotic.

compelling; fascinating.

Origin of mesmeric

First recorded in 1820–30; mesmer(ism) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM mesmeric

mes·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb un·mes·mer·ic, adjective un·mes·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby mesmeric

mesiolinguopulpal, mesioversion, mesityl oxide, mesitylene, mesmer, mesmeric, mesmerism, mesmerize, mesnalty, mesne, mesne lord

Example sentences from the Web for mesmeric

Jeanne Duval wasted no time in taking advantage of the mesmeric effect she had on her lover.

Baudelaire’s Femme Fatale Muse |James MacManus |May 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
We sat down and, such was the influence of her mesmeric eyes, we ate a tolerable breakfast.

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 |Lucy Maud Montgomery
Slowly and thoughtfully, he went upstairs to the room where he had left Lorenza in the mesmeric slumber.

The Mesmerist's Victim |Alexandre Dumas
She assumed with a kind of mesmeric force all the propositions that Ann Veronica wanted her to define.

Ann Veronica |H. G. Wells

A mesmeric patient is sent into the hypnotic trance by continued staring at the same stationary object.

Sunday-School Success |Amos R. Wells
Then he lifted the syringe and looked inquiringly at the man, who shook his head, and went on with his mesmeric passes.

When the World Shook |H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for mesmeric

mesmeric

/ (mɛzˈmɛrɪk) /

adjective

holding (someone) as if spellbound

of or relating to mesmerism

Derived forms of mesmeric

mesmerically, adverb