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appealing adjective

/əˈpiːlɪŋ/

/əˈpiːlɪŋ/

1  attractive or interesting

• Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a

prospect that I found particularly appealing.

• Brightly coloured packaging made the pens

especially appealing to children.

• The large salary made their o!er even more

appealing to him.

OPPOSITE unappealing

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2  showing that you want people to help you or to

show you sympathy

• ‘Would you really help?’ he said with an

appealing look.

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appeal verb
appeal court noun

appealing adjective

appealingly adverb
appear verb

21 April 2023

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