The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inviting \In*vit"ing\, a. Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect. [1913 Webster] Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm. --W. Irving. -- In*vit"ing*ly, adv. -- In*vit"ing*ness, n. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
invitingly adv 1: in a tantalizing manner; "she smiled at him tantalizingly" [syn: tantalizingly, invitingly]