ravishing

  • 1Ravishing — Rav ish*ing, a. Rapturous; transporting. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2ravishing — index attractive, provocative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3ravishing — [adj] attractive adorable, alluring, appealing, beautiful, bewitching, captivating, charming, dazzling, enchanting, enticing, glamorous, good looking, gorgeous, handsome, inviting, lovely, luring, pleasing, pretty, radiant, seductive, stunning,… …

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  • 4ravishing — [rav′ishiŋ] adj. causing great joy or delight; entrancing ravishingly adv …

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  • 5ravishing — [[t]ræ̱vɪʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as ravishing, you mean that they are very beautiful. [LITERARY] She looked ravishing. ...driving through the ravishing scenery of Cumbria and Yorkshire. Derived words: ravishingly… …

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  • 6ravishing — rav|ish|ing [ˈrævıʃıŋ] adj literary very beautiful = ↑stunning ▪ She looked ravishing. ▪ a ravishing smile >ravishingly adv …

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  • 7ravishing — {{11}}ravishing (adj.) enchanting, early 15c., from prp. of RAVISH (Cf. ravish) (v.). The notion is of carrying off from earth to heaven. {{12}}ravishing (n.) act of plundering, c.1300, verbal noun from RAVISH (Cf. ravish) (v.) …

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  • 8Ravishing — Ravish Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and { ish}.] 1. To seize and carry away… …

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  • 9ravishing — adjective Extremely beautiful Every time I get into a conversation with this ravishing girl, I want it to last forever …

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  • 10ravishing — rav|ish|ing [ rævıʃıŋ ] adjective LITERARY very beautiful: You look ravishing in that red jacket. ╾ rav|ish|ing|ly adverb …

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