appealing

Words with a similar base: appealing

'appealing'

[appeal.v.01] as in: take a court case to a higher court for review

Examples:
He was found guilty but appealed immediately

'appealing'

[appeal.v.02] as in: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

Examples:
appeal to somebody for help
Invoke God in times of trouble

'appealing'

[attract.v.02] as in: be attractive to

Examples:
The idea of a vacation appeals to me
The beautiful garden attracted many people

'appealing'

[appeal.v.04] as in: challenge (a decision)

Examples:
She appealed the verdict

'appealing'

[invoke.v.02] as in: cite as an authority; resort to

Examples:
He invoked the law that would save him
I appealed to the law of 1900
She invoked an ancient law

'appealing'

[appealing.a.01] as in: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; - Vincent Starrett

Examples:
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

'appealing'

[sympathetic.a.04] as in: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

Examples:
the sympathetic characters in the play

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