seductive
pronunciation
How to pronounce seductive in British English:
UK [sɪˈdʌktɪv]
How to pronounce seductive in American English:
US [sɪˈdʌktɪv]
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- Adjective:
- tending to entice into a desired action or state
Word Origin
- seductive (adj.)
- 1740, from Latin seduct-, past participle stem of seducere (see seduce) + -ive. Related: Seductively; seductiveness. Middle English had seducious "deceitful, devious" (mid-15c.).
Example
- 1. You can see why go-it-alone populism is seductive .
- 2. Characterisations are seductive but how far can you trust them ?
- 3. Gathering information in subtle and seductive ways provides a positive path forward .
- 4. Junk situations can look appealing and seductive , but junk is junk .
- 5. Why are the seductive properties of food so elusive when you really want them ?