Both Uses of
intrigue
in
The Lords of Discipline
- I would have presented it as a rather intriguing rumor even if I had no documentary proof.†
Chpt 3.27 *intriguing = causing interest, curiosity, or fascination
- I told them of my visits to Gilbreath and Pearce, of my rising awareness that we were helpless before the inspired, solitary malignancy of the intrigue against us.†
Chpt 4.40
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.