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US
/əˈpiɫɪŋ/
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[ UK /ɐpˈiːlɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɐpˈiːlɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
the sympathetic characters in the play -
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing
He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology
an appealing sense of humor
How To Use appealing In A Sentence
- I think that while full-on female displays will evoke an easy and instinctual hormone rush -- which, as I said, might be a good complement to a melee brawl -- most intelligent people will agree that some sort of subtlety in sexuality is appealing on more levels simultaneously. Archive 2008-02-01
- They are issuing posters appealing for people to ring a new helpline number or send information to an email address. The Sun
- Red cabbage's fresh, raw crunch is a great addition to salads (see today's recipe), though I quite understand that some of you may have been put off by its appearance in mediocre coleslaws dressed in gloopy, cheap mayonnaise, its pigment seeping into the dressing to create a rather unappealing mess. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's red cabbage recipes
- By appealing to these absolutes, the president has attempted to endow his cause with a kind of ultimacy, in which ‘those who are not for us are against us.’
- The tax raised in the process was no doubt appealing as well. Times, Sunday Times
- The choices of main courses were unappealing and didn't taste any better than they sounded.
- Country life has simply become less appealing. Times, Sunday Times
- In Dorset, archaeologists are appealing for funds to record a Roman villa with mosaics, close to the site of the unique Hinton St Mary Christian mosaic.
- The prospect of war arising with the Elves and lycanthropes wasn't very appealing.
- We are appealing for financial support to produce flyers, posters, election advertising and other materials and for donations towards our campaign fund of €10,000.