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Illecebrous

Postby Grogie » Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:46 pm

Attractive or alluring. ''Many famous actresses are very illecebrous.'' A very interesting word.
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Postby Perry » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:12 pm

OED doesn't give the etymology. Shed some light on this old Grogie.
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Postby Slava » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:04 pm

OED doesn't give the etymology. Shed some light on this old Grogie.
From answers.com:

L. illecebrosus, fr. illecebra allurement, fr. illicere to allure.
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Postby Grogie » Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:05 am

Slava. Thanks for the etymology. I wasn,t sure about it either.
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