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illecebrous.

Tending to attract; enticing.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪˈlɛsɪbɹəs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Tending to attract; enticing.

    formal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin and Latin illecebrōsus (“attractive, enticing”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Illecebrōsus is derived from illecebra (“enticement, lure”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘full of’); illecebra from illiciō (“to entice, seduce”) (from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’) + laciō (“to ensnare, entice”)) + -bra (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument).

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