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.
invitingly adv : in a tantalizing manner; "she smiled at him tantalizingly" [syn: {tantalizingly}]