Meaning & use

seductive

adjective·Academic

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Very attractive or tempting in a way that is hard to resist.

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The seductive smell of fresh bread drew customers into the bakery.

His seductive sales pitch convinced them to invest immediately.

A note on using this word

Used both for romantic or physical attraction and, more broadly, for anything dangerously tempting, like a "seductive but flawed argument."

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repellent

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