tempting

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tempting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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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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tempting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

tempting - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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