intriguingn.
/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/ The action of intrigue v.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun]
compassinga1300
contrivingc1330
undermining1433
imagininga1449
engininga1450
practising?1545
machinationc1550
packing1587
plotting1593
contrival1602
managing1607
tamperinga1627
practicking1640
texturea1641
contrivance1647
briguing1657
intrigue1668
intriguing1801
policizing1809
scheming1813
intriguery1815
schemery1822
plottery1823
shenanigan1855
game playing1916
shenaniganning1924
wheeler-dealing1968
wheeling and dealing1969
wheeling-dealing1973
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [noun]
covin1393
collusionc1397
practicea1513
insidiation1612
intrigue1668
intriguing1801
crayfishing1931
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination
artc1300
enginec1300
compassc1320
governaila1382
subtletya1393
imaginement1543
machinationc1550
stratagem1561
designing1566
packing1587
Machiavellism1592
design1594
drifting1602
Machiavellianism1607
artifice1618
reach1641
contrivance1647
intrigue1668
designfulnessa1677
engineering1716
manoeuvring1786
scheme1790
intriguery1815
intriguing1841
footwork1902
game playing1916
1813 (title) Suppressed Evidence or Royal Intriguing, being a History of the Courtship [etc.] of the Princess of Wales.
1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xii. 304 Not lying. Only a little management, a little diplomacy, a little—intriguing, that's the word.
1890 Anthenæum 4 Oct. 441/2 There is much intriguing and some play of character.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
intriguingadj.
That intrigues; forming secret plots or schemes. Also, that excites interest or curiosity; fascinating.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective]
compassingc1440
practising1556
plotting1592
contrivinga1616
intriguing1682
plotful1732
machinating1751
policizing1825
scheming1838
intriguant1897
wheeling-dealing1973
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [adjective]
covinous1570
collusive1678
intriguing1682
collusory1706
intriguisha1734
conspiratorial1856
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > in contrivance or machination
politic1543
practical1563
fetching1570
driftyc1571
Machiavellian1572
stratagematical1583
stratagemical1585
stratagematic1589
drifting1596
enterprising1602
Machiavelline1602
practitional1602
engineering1631
polititious1638
Machiavellic1645
designing1661
intriguing1790
manoeuvring1801
systematizing1827
scheming1838
the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > that excites curiosity
fascinating1789
intriguing1909
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective]
catching?a1430
vive1528
fascinating1618
affecting1665
amusing1695
uptaking1737
striking1752
interesting1768
arresting1792
frappant1797
riveting1800
engrossing1820
enchaining1823
arrestive1834
alive1844
vivid1853
seizing1865
absorptive1881
absorbative1893
gripping1896
intriguing1909
attention-getting1917
grippy1921
head-turning1938
gimmicky1957
compulsive1961
spellbinding1978
stunty1981
1682 N. Tate & J. Dryden 2nd Pt. Absalom & Achitophel 16 Intriuging Fopps, dull Jesters and worse Pimps.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 13 A man much connected with literary caballers, and intriguing philosophers. View more context for this quotation
1895 United Service Mag. July 377 Turks..governed by a lot of intriguing women.
1909 Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 3/2 A brisk, intriguing, and entertaining story.
1920 Isis (Oxf.) 27 Oct. 2/1 Edited..by three members of Oriel..with a longish and intriguing introduction by Mr. John Masefield.
1935 W. S. Maugham Don Fernando x. 190 I would say boldly then that no great artist is more intriguing than El Greco.
1974 Observer 10 Feb. 32/8 Even more intriguing than the sociology of fashion is its psychology.
Derivatives
inˈtriguingly adv. in an intriguing manner; with secret machinations.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adverb]
plottinglya1651
intriguingly1741
contrivingly1748
schemingly1895
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [adverb]
covinously1602
collusorily1645
intriguingly1741
collusively1746
the mind > attention and judgement > [adverb] > so as to intrigue
intriguingly1922
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adverb]
strikingly1752
fascinatingly1773
interestingly1811
engrossingly1835
absorbingly1836
rivetingly1849
arrestingly1882
fruitily1918
intriguingly1922
grippingly1934
compulsively1966
1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxiii. 329 Having been thus tempted, thus try'd, by the Man she hated not, pursued, (not intriguingly pursuing).
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1922 Blackwood's Mag. June 778/2 The line of alders on the far bank was intriguingly punctuated with squatting figures.
1970 Daily Tel. 30 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 15/1 She was a mine of intriguingly useless information.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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