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appealing

adjective

able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
G
Contains
PP
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

əˈpiː.lɪŋ

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adjective

  1. able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

    “{'source': 'Vincent Starrett', 'text': 'He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology'}”

adjective

  1. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

    “the sympathetic characters in the play”

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'Vincent Starrett', 'text': 'He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology'}
an appealing sense of humor
the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing
the sympathetic characters in the play

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