Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inviting \In*vit"ing\, a.
   Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.

         Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse
         and sarcasm.                             --W. Irving.
   -- {In*vit"ing*ly}, adv. -- {In*vit"ing*ness}, n. --Jer.
   Taylor.