Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temptatious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
temp-ta-tious
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

tempting; inciting desire.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

more temptatious (comparative) most temptatious (superlative)

Questions

What does temptatious mean?
tempting; inciting desire.

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