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
First, if these can be improved or updated in any way to make them even more valuable and appealing, do that.
Halliburton, who also claimed he shared a room with a resident who was in contact with a coronavirus-positive nurse, said he never got a reason for the unsubstantiated finding, which he’s appealing.
Confirmed Nursing Home Complaints Plummet During Pandemic | Jared Whitlock | August 25, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIt’s the flexibility within the system that makes the SEG42 so appealing.
The Matador SEG42 Offers Unrivaled Gear Organization | Graham Averill | August 25, 2020 | Outside OnlineGarden stores want their plants to look appealing, Halsch notes, and “one way to help with this is to apply chemicals.”
Pesticides contaminate most food of western U.S. monarchs | Rebecca E. Hirsch | August 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsSo your visitors can immediately understand what makes your product or service far more appealing compared to others alike.
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You see, there is another Mexico, one that is not so appealing to business but well known to law enforcement.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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.
Why the Left Loves Warren, But Won’t Swoon for Sanders | David Freedlander | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonThe keen resentment had faded from his face, but an immense reproach was there—a heavy, helpless, appealing reproach.
Confidence | Henry JamesHenceforth he must remember Winifred only when his sword was at the throat of some wretched mutineer appealing for mercy.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOne of the most humorous tales of modern fiction, combined with a very tender and appealing love story.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeMr. Giles directed an appealing glance at the tinker, but he had suddenly fallen asleep.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for appealing
/ (əˈpiːlɪŋ) /
attractive or pleasing
Derived forms of appealing
- appealingly, adverb
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