All 3 Uses of
intrigue
in
Gifted Hands
- Each story of medical missionaries traveling through primitive villages in Africa or India intrigued me.†
p. 24.9 *intrigued = interested, curious, or fascinated
- As the weeks and months passed by, I learned more and more intriguing things about Candy Rustin.†
p. 89.5intriguing = causing interest, curiosity, or fascination
- From just having an interest in neurosurgery, the field soon intrigued me so much it became a compulsion.†
p. 103.0intrigued = interested, curious, or fascinated
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.