seductive
adjective
se·duc·tive
si-ˈdək-tiv 
: tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities
a seductive, sometimes disingenuous man—
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seductively
adverb
seductiveness
noun
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the seductive power of advertising
people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
This means rejecting, with resolute conviction, the seductive allure of victimhood and its tacit relinquishment of personal agency.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Gatz is a thrill, functioning less as a straightforward adaptation and more as a paean to the seductive, time-bending act of reading.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Even in the character’s most transparently manipulative moments, Pearce endows him with a seductive conviviality—a bracing largeness of spirit.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Seductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seductive. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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seductive
adjective
se·duc·tive
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seductively
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seductiveness
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