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Synonyms for seductive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : si-duhk-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈdʌk tɪv |
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Définition of seductive
Origin :- 1740, from Latin seduct-, past participle stem of seducere (see seduce) + -ive. Related: Seductively; seductiveness. Middle English had seducious "deceitful, devious" (mid-15c.).
- adj alluring, sexy
- But then--How seductive a subject is eighteenth-century Bath!
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- He yielded not; adamantine to the seductive lure, he picked up his heels and ran.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- "You must be a howl," commented the captain, making for the seductive locker.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The seductive game of poker is one that I do not understand.
- Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
- Gervaise didn't understand this because she no longer found Lantier seductive.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- A band of Hungarian gipsies plays inspiriting and seductive music.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- She was young and vain, and the world was gay and seductive.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- "We missed you sadly, Mrs. Mansergh," said he, smiling his most seductive smile.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- Her voice was low pitched, penetrating, and of the most seductive gentleness.
- Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
- "You are putting it on," she interrupted in her seductive voice, with a coaxing intonation.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
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