beguiling
adjective
having the power to charm or divert the attention; intriguing.
beguilingly
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a word derived from
beguiling.
Example Sentences
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They show O’Keeffe’s favored back view, and the beguilingly spare, almost biomorphic forms of its massive adobe buttresses, along with the subtle shadows, that make that completely understandable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the dream, I remember understanding that Drakeo was simultaneously dead and beguilingly close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
"It will continue," said the mayor, turning his head back towards the beach, the flat expanse of water, and the White Cliffs of Dover glinting, beguilingly, in the distance.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
A beguilingly blue sky prevailed for hours, winds finally subsided and the mercury climbed to near average for the date.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2023
In her eyes played the violet lights of a merriment that lifted and curved her lips beguilingly.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford
