Tantalizing
['tæntəlaɪzɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) very pleasantly inviting; 'a tantalizing aroma'; 'a tempting repast' .
(adj.) arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; 'a tantalizing taste of success' .
Edited by Ethelred--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tantalize
Typist: Nora
Examples
- Sooner or later I will solve all these problems which are now so tantalizing; but, come what may, one good thing is in store for me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- To increase that influence was coveted excitement; to cast it off might be to regain serenity; to leave it as it stood was tantalizing. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Typist: Nora