lurefuladj.
/ˈl(j)ʊəfʊl/ rare.
Alluring.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective]
tolling?c1225
ticinga1400
allectivec1487
illecebrous1531
alluring1534
tracting1535
wooing1549
enticing1553
training1557
tittling1560
luring1570
adamantine1581
baiting1585
winning1596
attractive1600
adamantic1605
adamantive1605
enticeable1607
soliciting1608
magnetic1611
invitinga1616
allurant1631
inescating1633
invitative1634
magnetical1638
invitatory1646
tractive1658
odalisque1837
Pied Piper1869
lureful1887
follow-me1888
luresome1889
come-hitherish1901
come-hither1905
come-hithery1919
invitational1922
come-hithering1935
1887 G. Meredith Ballads & Poems 39 Lureful is she, bent for folly.
Derivatives
ˈlurefully adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adverb]
alluringly1561
winning1596
magnetically1613
wooinglya1616
winningly1663
invitingly1667
enticingly1720
attractingly1753
seductively1843
tantalizingly1847
temptingly1878
sirenically1888
lurefully1891
luringly1897
come-hither1926
1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors II. xi. 267 His wreck,..winked lurefully when abandoned.
1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors III. v. 88 Her voice was lurefully encouraging.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1887