Meaning & use
Tantalizingly
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In a way that arouses desire or interest while remaining just out of reach.
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The dessert menu was tantalizingly described but far too expensive.
The finish line was tantalizingly close as the runners entered the final stretch.
A note on using this word
From the Greek myth of Tantalus, who was punished with food and water perpetually just out of his reach.
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temptinglyenticingly
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