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tempting
01
appealing to the desires or interests, often causing a strong urge to do or have something
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most tempting
Comparative
more tempting
gradable
Examples
The tempting aroma of sizzling bacon lured him out of bed in the morning.
Tempting
01
an act of presenting something attractive or desirable in order to test someone's self-control or moral strength
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
temptings
Examples
The saint endured many temptings during his time in the wilderness.
Lexical Tree
temptingly
temptingness
untempting
tempting
tempt
