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intriguing

(adj): disturbingly provocative

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(adj): vs. unprovocative) -- (serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy

(adj): capable of arousing interest or curiosity

(adj): vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention

intrigue

(v): cause to be interested or curious

(v): be of importance or consequence

(v): form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

(v): plan secretly, usually something illegal

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10 months ago sionnach said:

"My sister is dating Tarzan", said Gong Li, intriguingly.

10 months ago SonofGroucho said:

I really like this word, and use it a lot. I'm surprised more Wordies haven't listed it.

10 months ago seanahan said:

First of all, awesome WordNet definition.

Also, what's the deal with that spelling. I stared at the word for thirty seconds before looking it up to determine I had it spelled correctly.

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