-ēliŋ, -lēŋ adjective
1. : having appeal : attractive , pleasing
he added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology — Vincent Starrett
2. : pleading , imploring
the appealing and frightened look worn by a domestic dog when injured — James Stevenson-Hamilton
• ap·peal·ing·ly adverb
• ap·peal·ing·ness noun -es