illecebrous

adjective /ɪˈlɛsɪbɹəs/

1. Tending to attract; enticing.

   obsolete

   † Illecebrous, (lat[in]) alluring, charming, or inticing.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin and Latin illecebrōsus (“attractive, enticing”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Illecebrōsus is derived from illecebra (“enticement, lure”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘full of’); illecebra from illiciō (“to entice, seduce”) (from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’) + laciō (“to ensnare, entice”)) + -bra (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry illecebrous (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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