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appealing
[ uh-pee-ling ]
adjective
- evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
Other Words From
- ap·pealing·ly adverb
- ap·pealing·ness noun
- nonap·pealing adjective
- nonap·pealing·ly adverb
- nonap·pealing·ness noun
- quasi-ap·pealing adjective
- quasi-ap·pealing·ly adverb
- unap·pealing adjective
- unap·pealing·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of appealing1
Example Sentences
You see, there is another Mexico, one that is not so appealing to business but well known to law enforcement.
But the way that Texas combines place and possibility will not be appealing to everyone.
“She is a very appealing candidate in the way she talks about these things,” Devine said.
But contemporary classical music has changed, and the field is now spawning many appealing and genre-bending works.
Dr. Grenci, who agrees, also saw it as a way to expand her own knowledge on the subculture and what makes it so appealing.
As the girl said this, she looked full into the young man's eyes, with her great, appealing ones.
The keen resentment had faded from his face, but an immense reproach was there—a heavy, helpless, appealing reproach.
Henceforth he must remember Winifred only when his sword was at the throat of some wretched mutineer appealing for mercy.
One of the most humorous tales of modern fiction, combined with a very tender and appealing love story.
Mr. Giles directed an appealing glance at the tinker, but he had suddenly fallen asleep.
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