1.
[syn: challenging, intriguing]
2. capable of arousing interest or curiosity;
- Example: "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intrigue \In*trigue"\ ([i^]n*tr[=e]g"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Intrigued (-tr[=e]gd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Intriguing.] [F.
intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See
Intricate, Extricate.]
1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a
purpose by secret artifice.
[1913 Webster]
2. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intriguing
adj 1: disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" [syn:
challenging, intriguing]
2: capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up
with some most intriguing finds"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
75 Moby Thesaurus words for "intriguing":
Byzantine, Machiavellian, alluring, appealing, appetizing,
attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling,
calculating, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
collusive, come-hither, connivent, conniving, conspiring,
contriving, coquettish, delightful, designing, enchanting,
engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting,
exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous,
heart-robbing, hypnotic, interesting, inviting, irresistible,
lovely, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, plotting,
prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, scheming,
seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding,
spellful, stratagemical, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting,
thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, up to, voluptuous,
winning, winsome, witching