tempting
adjective
that tempts; enticing or inviting.
temptingly
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a word derived from
tempting.
Example Sentences
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Princeton just revised its 133-year-old honor code to require exam proctors because cheating has become so temptingly easy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The word “plastic” — the trigger word in the film “The Graduate” — was too temptingly easy even for writers of large reputation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
It is temptingly easy to compare any softly lit interior containing one or two people to Vermeer, but the resemblance in some of these images is hard to avoid.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Crowley made the Instant Pot method sound so temptingly easy, I had to try making them this way.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022
The rich merchant and his wife wished to take her back with them to Salisbury to care for their son and mayhap perform more miracles; he spoke temptingly of new shoes and a shrine.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
