# seductive

Pronunciation: say "si-DUK-tiv" /sɪˈdʌktɪv/

## Adjective

1. Strongly attractive or appealing in a way that draws someone in and tempts them.
   - Simple: Very attractive in a way that pulls you in and makes you want something.
   - _The promise of quick profits is seductive, and plenty of careful investors have been burned by it._
   - _She gave him a slow, seductive smile from across the crowded room._

## Origin

Formed from Latin sēduct-, the past participle stem of sēdūcere, combined with the suffix -ive.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/seductive (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).