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Webster 1913 Edition


Seductive

Se-duc′tive

,
Adj.
Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring;
as, a
seductive
offer
.
This may enable us to understand how
seductive
is the influence of example.
Sir W. Hamilton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Seductive

SEDUC'TIVE

,
Adj.
Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances.

Definition 2024


seductive

seductive

English

Adjective

seductive (comparative more seductive, superlative most seductive)

  1. Attractive, alluring, tempting.
    Evil is said to be seductive, which is one reason why people do what they know they shouldn't.
    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
      The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it. [] Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "seductive" is often applied: woman, lady, girl, power, art, image, behavior, smile, dress, dance, tango, song, etc.

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