1588, in the meaning definedabove Time Traveler The first known use oftemptingwas in 1588 See more words from the same year Rhymes fortempting attempting exempting preempting See All Rhymes fortempting Browse Nearby Entries tempt fate tempting ...
adjective thattempts;enticing or inviting. Synonyms:seductive,alluring,attractive Antonyms:repellent Discover More Other Words From tempt ing·lyadverb tempt ing·nessnoun un·tempt ingadjective un·tempt ing·lyadverb Word History and Origins
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in the meaning "provoke, defy" (God, fate, etc.). Related: Tempted; tempting; temptable; temptability. The Latin alteration is "explainable only as an ancient error due to some confusion" [Century Dictionary], but there is a pattern; compare attentare, a variant of attemptare (as in (...