Enticive

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

(rare) Synonym of enticing..

Example Sentences

Those soft eyes so amorous—gleaming; / Looks of love enticive, beaming?

And plainly, Sir, / If there are native wenches on this island, / As your enticive company suggests, / Stay them exempt till I recall my sailors.

It made no sense to try to integrate our group into a population whose standards were too high. In order for a model to become an effective object of imitation, an optimum balance of distance and proximity is vital. If the object is too far removed from the imitator, he will not become sensitive to and perceptive of it. If too closely related, it would lose its enticive quality, or even worse, it would be altogether ineffective in remodelling existing behavior.

Synonyms for enticive

Antonyms for enticive

Word Forms

• more enticive
• most enticive

Usage Notes

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