appealing

[uh-pee-ling]

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adjective

evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.

Origin of appealing

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at appeal, -ing²

Related formsap·peal·ing·ly, adverbap·peal·ing·ness, nounnon·ap·peal·ing, adjectivenon·ap·peal·ing·ly, adverbnon·ap·peal·ing·ness, nounqua·si-ap·peal·ing, adjectivequa·si-ap·peal·ing·ly, adverbun·ap·peal·ing, adjectiveun·ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unappealing

Contemporary Examples

And second, the allegers proved themselves over time to be as unappealing a litter of reptiles and crones as could be imagined.
Hillary Derangement Syndrome
Michael Tomasky
April 4, 2013
And what of the women for whom this particular exploration of the self is unappealing?
Helen Gurley Brown: 10 Best Tips From ‘Sex and the Single Girl’
Lizzie Crocker
August 14, 2012
Since no one likes to move twice, it would be unappealing as well.
Where Dictators Go to Die
Dan Ephron
August 5, 2011
That unappealing architecture is great if it saves lives, but regulations are not always evenly applied.
Diaries From Japan: Dispatches From People Living in Tokyo and Sendai
Brian Ries
March 16, 2011
Military options against a nuclear state would be unappealing at best and counterproductive at worst.
Marc Grossman Inherits the Worst Job in the World
Bruce Riedel
February 15, 2011

Historical Examples

The altars, other than the above, are garish and unappealing.
The Cathedrals of Southern France
Francis Miltoun
It can, however, be held by will to the unappealing, with the usual result of transforming it into a thing of interest.
Applied Psychology for Nurses
Mary F. Porter
The risk of choosing for our symbol a mere arbitrary invention is that it should remain thin and cold and unappealing.
The Complex Vision
John Cowper Powys
The transepts are square boxlike protuberances, which link the choir with the nave in most unappealing fashion.
The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine
Francis Miltoun
The firmness with which the men mouthed their cigars made the lower part of their faces expressionless, heavy, unappealing.
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for unappealing

unappealing

adjective

not attractive or pleasing

appealing

adjective

attractive or pleasing

Derived Formsappealingly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for unappealing

appealing

mid-15c. as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," verbal noun from appeal (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.

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Examples from the Web for unappealing

Contemporary Examples

And second, the allegers proved themselves over time to be as unappealing a litter of reptiles and crones as could be imagined.

And what of the women for whom this particular exploration of the self is unappealing?

Since no one likes to move twice, it would be unappealing as well.

That unappealing architecture is great if it saves lives, but regulations are not always evenly applied.

Military options against a nuclear state would be unappealing at best and counterproductive at worst.

Historical Examples

The altars, other than the above, are garish and unappealing.

It can, however, be held by will to the unappealing, with the usual result of transforming it into a thing of interest.

The risk of choosing for our symbol a mere arbitrary invention is that it should remain thin and cold and unappealing.

The transepts are square boxlike protuberances, which link the choir with the nave in most unappealing fashion.

The firmness with which the men mouthed their cigars made the lower part of their faces expressionless, heavy, unappealing.

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Word Origin and History for unappealing

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