enticing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
adjective highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

He got so cold, standing still, and the hospitable barn looked so enticing, that at last he resolved to risk everything and enter. — The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain
Valentine, humoring the caprice of the demented man, said, in the most enticing tone she could assume: "You have guessed aright, oh! mortal! — Monte-Cristo's Daughter, Edmund Flagg
All the woodwork was painted white, and to a less jaundiced eye than mine the interior might have had an enticing look of snugness. — The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers

entice, lure, tempt

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