- appealing
- appealing mid-15c., as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," from prp. of APPEAL (Cf. appeal) (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.
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Appealing — Ap*peal ing, a. That appeals; imploring. {Ap*peal ing*ly}, adv. {Ap*peal ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appealing — index attractive, precatory, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
appealing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive or interesting. DERIVATIVES appealingly adverb … English terms dictionary
appealing — ap|peal|ing [ ə pilıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) attractive and interesting: Max had an appealing old fashioned charm. appealing to: We ve tried to make the design more appealing to young people. 2. ) only before noun an appealing look, voice, etc. shows … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appealing — [[t]əpi͟ːlɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is appealing is pleasing and attractive. There was a sense of humour to what he did that I found very appealing... That s a very appealing idea. Syn: attractive Ant: unappealing Derived… … English dictionary
appealing — adjective 1 attractive or interesting: find sb/sth appealing: I find the idea of $100,000 dollars a year very appealing. | She does look rather appealing in that dress. 2 appealing look/voice etc a look etc that shows that someone wants help or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
appealing */ — UK [əˈpiːlɪŋ] / US [əˈpɪlɪŋ] adjective 1) attractive and interesting The building has an appealing old fashioned charm. appealing to: We ve tried to make the design more appealing to young people. 2) [only before noun] an appealing look, voice… … English dictionary
appealing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ make sth ▪ The large salary made their offer even more appealing to him. ▪ find sth … Collocations dictionary
appealing — ap|peal|ing [əˈpi:lıŋ] adj 1.) attractive or interesting ≠ ↑unappealing ▪ The city offers an appealing combination of sporting and cultural events. ▪ It creates an atmosphere which visitors find so appealing . 2.) appealing look/expression/voice… … Dictionary of contemporary English
appealing — [əˈpiːlɪŋ] adj attractive and interesting The building has an appealing old fashioned charm.[/ex] We ve tried to make the design more appealing to young people.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
