tantalizing
adjective
1. arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
- a tantalizing taste of success
Similar word(s): inviting, tantalising
2. very pleasantly inviting
- a tantalizing aroma
Similar word(s): inviting, tantalising, tempting
noun
1. teasing temptation
verb
1. present participle of tantalize