tantalizingly
/ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋli/
adverb
- In a way that teases or tempts by being almost within reach but not quite.
- The answer was tantalizingly close, but he couldn't quite remember it.
- She held the prize tantalizingly above his outstretched hands.
- The finish line was tantalizingly near, yet his legs felt like lead.
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