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单词 temptatory
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temptatoryadj.

Etymology: < participial stem of Latin temptāre to tempt + -ory suffix2; compare French tentatoire tempting (Palsgrave 279/2).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtemptatory.
rare.
Of tempting nature; temptatious.
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the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > tempting
temptativec1449
tempting1546
temptatious1601
suggestinga1616
temptsome1849
temptational1882
temptive1886
temptatory1900
1900 G. Swift Somerley 88 We were jolly ready to spend an hour or so with the temptatory damsel.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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