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fascinating

 adjective
     
fas‧ci‧nat‧ing S3
extremely interesting:
a fascinating book
find somebody/something fascinating
I found him quite fascinating.
—fascinatingly adverb
WORD FOCUS: interesting WORD FOCUS: interesting
similar words: absorbing, intriguing
very interesting: fascinating, gripping, riveting, engrossing, enthralling, spellbinding

➔ See also interesting
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