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ˈtantalizing, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That tantalizes; tormenting by exciting desires which cannot be satisfied.
1657–83Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. 206 Tantalizing and horrible torments. 1754Mrs. Delany in Life & Corr. (1861) III. 271 It was a tantalizing sort of entertainment to those who love dancing or eating. 1873Holland A. Bonnic. iii, Answering all inquiries concerning it, with the tantalizing statement that it was ‘a secret’.
Hence ˈtantalizingly adv.; ˈtantalizingness.
1847Webster, Tantalizingly. 1864Q. Rev. CXVI. 151 There are few things in history more tantalisingly obscure. 1889Scribner's Mag. Nov. 555/2 Imagine the tantalizingness of this. |