English

Adjective

appealing ‎(comparative more appealing, superlative most appealing)

1. Having appeal; attractive.
   • 2012 January 1, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 86:

     Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.

   • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian:

     Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.

Derived terms

• appealingly

Translations

Verb

appealing

1. present participle of appeal

Noun

appealing ‎(plural appealings)

1. The act of making an appeal.
   • 1866, Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for independence

     The fair creature abandoned her position, and in the midst of her bitter tears and pathetic appealings, which my sense of duty alone enabled me to resist, I bore my prisoner off.

Anagrams

• lagniappe