spellbinding

Engrossing; fascinating; gaining rapt attention; captivating.

Adjective

  1. Engrossing; fascinating; gaining rapt attention; captivating.
    • Cuphead built a reputation for difficulty before release, but its boss battles are mostly about recognizing patterns than getting lucky against unfair bosses. Watching players ace their way through the game’s bosses is...
    • There is no doubt that recent developments in generative AI and large language models that produce text, information and images—and Shakespearean sonnets—in response to simple user prompts are impressive and even...
  2. Having the power to bind magically through the agency of a spell.
    • Salt is a very favoured ingredient of spell-binding concoctions. - 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178:

Origin

From spell + binding.

Forms

more spellbinding most spellbinding

Derived

spellbindingly

Noun

  1. A spell or enchantment that restrains or constricts someone's actions or freedom of will.
    • The Roman epic poet Vergil refers to the incapacitating effects of ligatures, while Ovid, the erotic poet, admits the power of such spell-bindings. - 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The...

Forms

spellbindings