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absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting

adj. capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"

adj. strikingly beautiful or attractive; "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"

bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating

adj. capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"

amusing, amusive, diverting

adj. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"

engaging, piquant

adj. attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

obsessional, obsessive

adj. characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"

hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding

adj. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"

glamorous, glamourous

adj. having an air of allure, romance and excitement; "glamorous movie stars"

alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting

adj. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

attractive

adj. having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"

irresistible

adj. overpoweringly attractive; "irresistible beauty"

red-hot, sizzling

adj. characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement; "a red-hot speech"; "sizzling political issues"

intriguing

adj. capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"

newsworthy

adj. sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper

unputdownable

adj. (of a book etc) so well written and entertaining as to be difficult to put down; "Unless the story is at once as unputdownable to a taxi driver as to a university professor it is not good enough"- Brian Burland

cumbersome, cumbrous

adj. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"

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