attention-getting
[uh-ten-shuh n-get-ing]
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adjective
conspicuously drawing attention to something or someone: an attention-getting device; attention-getting behavior.
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Contemporary Examples of attention-getting
"The best-selling car in America, in the least attention-getting color," Cruz said.
Historical Examples of attention-getting
Therefore be sure that your attention-getting device has at least one of three points of superiority.
Certain SuccessNorval A. Hawkins