interesting

Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

• Cricket is not interesting to watch.
• Comics were just another form of entertainment to me, but it got to be more and more interesting every day.

Pregnant. (used with situation and condition)euphemistic

• I found myself in a fair way of being a mother; and that I might be near my own relations, in such an interesting situation, I and my dear companion departed from H—n, not without great reluctance […].
• Mrs Lenville (who, as has been before hinted, was in an interesting state) rushed from the rear rank of ladies, and uttering a piercing scream threw herself upon the body.

Of concern; affecting, important.obsolete

• He indeed had good reason to be offended; for though Dr. Swinfen's motive was good, he inconsiderately betrayed a matter deeply interesting and of great delicacy, which had been entrusted to him in conference […].

present participle and gerund of interestform-ofgerundparticiple