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come-hither en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Seductive or alluring.
    • Well, I wait in Leicester Square / with a come-hither look in my eye / Yeah, I'm leaning on Nelson's Column / but all I do is talk to the lions 1970, Jagger–Richards, “Schoolboy Blues”, performed by The Rolling Stones:
    • The sort of woman with crimson hair and rainbow petticoats, come-hither eyes and a throaty laugh. 1986, Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet Cooks with Wine:

Forms

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more come-hither Degree=Cmp lexicographic
come hither alternative lexicographic
most come-hither Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

come-hithery

Translations (1)

fr aguicheur (seductive)

come-hither en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An act intended to attract sexual interest.
  2. (Ireland) A persuasive attitude; a binding spell

Forms

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come hither alternative lexicographic
come-hithers Number=Plur lexicographic