Antonyms for alluringly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-loo r-ing
Phonetic Transcription : əˈlʊər ɪŋ


Definition of alluringly

Origin :
  • 1530s, "action of attracting," verbal noun from allure (v.).
  • As in beautifully : adv in an attractive or pleasing manner
Example sentences :
  • Might their melodies not strike freshly and alluringly on the ear to-day?
  • Extract from : « A Boswell of Baghdad » by E. V. Lucas
  • She turned her bewitching face and smiled at him alluringly.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
  • It was a very nice-looking kid, and it frisked and gambolled most alluringly.
  • Extract from : « Under the Red Crescent » by Charles S. Ryan
  • This was, however, at present, by no means of an alluringly agreeable character.
  • Extract from : « Buckskin Mose » by Buckskin Mose
  • "We have a daughter living in Chicago," said Mrs. March, alluringly.
  • Extract from : « The March Family Trilogy, Complete » by William Dean Howells
  • In its fundamental principles, however, it is alluringly simple.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of the Far East » by Percival Lowell
  • He had never imagined her so wonderfully, so alluringly beautiful.
  • Extract from : « The Tempting of Tavernake » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • At quarter to three Bella slipped out through the side aisle, beckoning mysteriously and alluringly to Fanny as she went.
  • Extract from : « Fanny Herself » by Edna Ferber
  • He will give up the idea of fame and fortune so alluringly set forth in the circulars sent out by some attorneys.
  • Extract from : « How to Succeed as an Inventor » by Goodwin B. Smith
  • The empty, darkened parlors of the stately houses looked cool and alluringly tranquil.
  • Extract from : « The Quest » by Frederik van Eeden

Synonyms for alluringly

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