Meanings
adverbcaptivatingly (comparative more captivatingly, superlative most captivatingly)
comparative more captivatingly · superlative most captivatingly
- In a captivating manner.
With great clarity, she steadily and captivatingly unwinds the complicated threads of her narrative, explicating formidable scholarship while keeping the twins at the fore.
2009 September 6, Caroline Alexander, “Two of a Kind”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a bewitching manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish kiehtovasti, mukaansatempaavasti
- kiehtovastiin a captivating manner
- mukaansatempaavastiin a captivating manner
Spanish arrebatadoramente
- arrebatadoramentein a captivating manner
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APA
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Chicago
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