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(adjective) able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing" |
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Antonyms: unappealing |
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(satellite adjective) expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" |
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Synonyms: imploring, importunate, pleading |
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(adjective) (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" |
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Synonyms: likable, likeable, sympathetic |
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