appealing
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- appealingly adverb
- appealingness noun
- nonappealing adjective
- nonappealingly adverb
- nonappealingness noun
- quasi-appealing adjective
- quasi-appealingly adverb
- unappealing adjective
- unappealingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of appealing
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; appeal + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Your chaser is Alison McAlpine’s appealing, aptly titled “Perfectly a Strangeness,” sans humans, but starring three donkeys in an unnamed desert happening upon a cluster of hilltop observatories.
From Los Angeles Times
They still look like F1 cars, and in some ways are more appealing than last year's.
From BBC
More liquidity and clearer regulation have helped make prediction markets more appealing to institutions — that includes the ETF providers, as well as the institutions that will be buying and selling those products.
From MarketWatch
With streaming services continuing to raise their own prices, a hybrid bundle like the one offered by Charter’s Spectrum is increasingly appealing.
He primarily looks for players with appealing visual design, most of them made in Japan where Richardson has been traveling to since graduating high school.
From Los Angeles Times
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