tantalizingly

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈtæntəˌlaɪzɪŋli/
adv Freq #121211

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a way that tempts you with something desirable but just out of reach.

    The summit was tantalizingly close, but the storm forced them back.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a way that tempts you... invitingly

Etymology

From tantalizing + -ly.

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