tempting

Modifying Another Word

• deliciously: The window outside is so deliciously tempting - I'll leave that one for you to discover!
• however: Do not buy puppies from dealers however tempting it may be.
• too: Such an offer was too tempting for Italy to refuse.
• very: Taking such a large lump sum can be very tempting.

Infinitive complement

• speculate: Nevertheless it is tempting to speculate that the gene could have offered a selective advantage at some point in the past.
• conclude: It is very tempting to conclude that the pill caused the recovery.
• dismiss: Or it will be tempting to dismiss any such primacy of the individual as idealist fantasy.
• suppose: They pose such a global threat that it would be tempting to suppose that nothing could be done about them.
• think: It is tempting to think of a last stand by the local natives against the might of the Roman Empire.
• assume: It may be tempting to assume that this is actually a record of the real-time activity.

Modifies a noun

• fate: By making a Will you are not tempting fate.
• providence: It was tempting providence to turn a bout in harbor against the sun.
• freebie: Throw in tempting freebies as well and you will have a potent marketing mix.
• aroma: Mmmm, the tempting aroma of fish & chips, the beguiling scents of incense & patchouli oil.
• dessert: The tempting desserts are well worth leaving room for.
• dish: Food & Wine Cyprus is a food lover's paradise, where tempting Greek dishes are fused with exotic Middle Eastern recipes.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: When you look at auction house prices it can seem very tempting.
• prove: Will convenience prove tempting by the end of the week?
• look: Packed into narrow boxes, about eight strings to a box they look very tempting.
• sound: I'd promised myself I wouldn't have a dessert but theirs sounded far too tempting!