Both Uses of
intrigue
in
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
- What Brigman had told him intrigued him, but he was not sure how it could help.†
Chpt 16 *intrigued = interested, curious, or fascinated
- They did not have time to read musty old papers, no matter how intriguing.†
Chpt 30intriguing = causing interest, curiosity, or fascination
Definitions:
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(1)
(intrigue as in: she was intrigued) cause to be interested, curious, or fascinated
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(2)
(intrigue as in: involved in intrigue) a secret scheme or plot
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, intrigue may specifically reference a secret love affair.