appealing
evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
Origin of appealing
1Other words from appealing
- ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb
- ap·peal·ing·ness, noun
- non·ap·peal·ing, adjective
- non·ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb
- non·ap·peal·ing·ness, noun
- qua·si-ap·peal·ing, adjective
- qua·si-ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb
- un·ap·peal·ing, adjective
- un·ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use appealing in a sentence
While the show’s cast of humans, aliens, and even droids may find his physical features appealing, his charm is just as much a product of his actions.
What Makes Baby Yoda So Lovable? - Facts So Romantic | Morgan K. Hoke & Douglas K. Smit | November 4, 2020 | NautilusThe series’ enduring genius stems from how beautifully its creator, Charles Schulz, managed to write a strip so broadly appealing.
Watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown with a 5-year-old | Emily VanDerWerff | October 30, 2020 | VoxMaster & Dynamic was founded in 2013 in New York City by Jonathan Levine and Vicki Gross after Levine’s son experienced difficulty finding appealing headphones.
Best wireless earbuds: Five things to consider | PopSci Commerce Team | October 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceShe holds a doctorate in British literature from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and has an appealing narrative voice.
Four presidents who put Virginia’s stamp on early America | Andrew Burstein | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostDisease-acquired herd immunity may be an appealing option to borrow from animal health because it would allow the majority of people to return to work and school while waiting for a vaccine.
The idea of herd immunity to manage the coronavirus should ring alarm bells | Rebecca Kaplan | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
The idea behind the labeling of GMOs is simple, logical, and appealingly democratic.
“People are surprised,” he recently told The Dallas Morning News in appealingly self-aware, self-deprecating mode.
But she was trembling so that she could not touch his offered arm, and she looked appealingly at Mrs. Courtney.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerJim looked at Aunt Zélie appealingly, half afraid the boys would laugh at his soft-heartedness.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardShe did not answer, but stood looking appealingly at her brother.
Sarah's School Friend | May BaldwinHe laid one hand appealingly on Tarling's arm, and that worthy nodded.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar WallaceShe covered her face with her hands, and sobbed appealingly.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for appealing
/ (əˈpiːlɪŋ) /
attractive or pleasing
Derived forms of appealing
- appealingly, adverb
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