Polymath 903

[tcalvert]

alluring (French female form) (8) ?g?s?n?e

[Lie-in King]

Agacante

[gangesboy]

agacante

[JackAubrey]

I agree that agacante fits the crossers but it means "irritating" rather than "alluring", doesn't it?

[Ameld]

My dictionary ( Collins Robert) agrees with JackAubrey. But Lie-in King and gangesboy seem pretty sure so, faute de mieux, I'll go along with it.
Alan Meld

[Lie-in King]

Chambers has -

agaçant (fem) agaçante (Fr) adj provoking or alluring

Also -

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/agacant

[Ameld]

Thank you for this, Lie-in King. I just rechecked my dictionaries ( the English one is also a Collins) and it is not in either! So I feel a bit less guilty!
Alan Meld

[Lie-in King]

Glad I could help :-)

[auspice]

agacante