blandishingly

Variant of blandish

blandish definition

blan·dish (blan′dis̸h)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to flatter or coax in persuading; cajole

Etymology: ME blandishen < OFr blandiss-, extended stem of blandir, to flatter < L blandiri, to flatter < bland

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