beguiling

CEFRC2

/bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/

verb

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Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

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The beguiling smile fooled many people.
a beguiling look
I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?

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I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26
“You don't need to count it. It's all there, necromancer.” “I should trust you when you show me no respect for me or my beguiling powers?” “Respect? For a fraud?” “But you've seen my methods succeed.” “I've seen your magic. It has a fraudulent vibe.”
2023 August 31, Jake Bender & Zach Dunn & Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms, “Exit Interview” (23:52 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 10, spoken by Wallace (Benedict Wong)
Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.
2024 November 19, Nicola Venning, “Welcome to the Notswolds”, in Country Life, archived from the original on 14 May 2025

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