temptuous
temptuous adjective: eliciting temptation; tempting.
Adjective
temptuous (comparative more temptuous, superlative most temptuous)
- eliciting temptation; tempting
- If only you had pulled on the thread of my wool, if you had undone my fabric, mesh by mesh . . . entangled in each one was a temptuous thought and a name I will not forget.2009, Helene Carol Weldt-Basson, Subversive Silences
- When she heard the camera and motor drive clicking and whirring away behind her, she peered at me over her shoulder, arched her back, and started teasing me by shaking her ass in my direction. Suzan caught on to what was happening, and the next thing I knew, both of them were trying to out perform...2011, John McCraw, Chateau Pacific, page 281
Synonyms of temptuous
Forms of temptuous
| comparative | more temptuous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most temptuous |
Origin of temptuous
From tempt + -uous.
Questions about temptuous
- What does temptuous mean?
- Temptuous means eliciting temptation; tempting.
- What part of speech is temptuous?
- Temptuous is an adjective.
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