Intriguing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intrigue \In*trigue"\ ([i^]n*tr[=e]g"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Intrigued} (-tr[=e]gd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Intriguing}.] [F.
     intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See
     {Intricate}, {Extricate}.]
     1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a
        purpose by secret artifice.


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     2. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intriguing
       adj 1: disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" [syn: {challenging}]
       2: capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up
          with some most intriguing finds"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "intriguing":
     Byzantine, Machiavellian, alluring, appealing, appetizing,
     attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling,
     calculating, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
     collusive, come-hither, connivent, conniving, conspiring,
     contriving, coquettish, delightful, designing, enchanting,
     engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting,
     exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous,
     heart-robbing, hypnotic, interesting, inviting, irresistible,
     lovely, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, plotting,
     prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, scheming,
     seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding,
     spellful, stratagemical, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting,
     thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, up to, voluptuous,
     winning, winsome, witching