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bewitching

American  
[bih-wich-ing] / bɪˈwɪtʃ ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. enchanting; charming; fascinating.


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Etymology

Origin of bewitching

First recorded in 1555–65; bewitch + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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Bewitching and majestic, the structure alights in the park with the delicacy of the Winged Victory perched at the head of the Daru staircase in the Louvre.

From Architectural Digest • Sep. 9, 2014

Bewitching in the rose straw hat the Duchess of Westminster had brought her from Paris, she gave a party at the Dorchester to hear the election returns � and the news was a Labor sweep.

From Time Magazine Archive

Newspapers ran stories about “the Bewitching Brokers,” and businessmen tolerated their presence in the all-male world of finance because they had Vanderbilt’s backing.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

But tho' one may be majestic and the other lively, yet the faces of neither possess that Bewitching sweetness of my Eloisas, which her present languor is so far from diminushing.

From Love and Freindship [sic] by Austen, Jane

I bear no malice now, and dip This goosequill not in gall, but honey, I supplicate thee to be mine, Bewitching Fair, thy lode-star mocking: To sweetest vengeance I incline.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

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