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compelling
com·pel·ling [ kəm pélling ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. holding attention: attracting strong interest and attention
a compelling movie about human relationships
2. making somebody do something: necessitating action or belief
I felt a compelling need to explain my actions.
some very compelling arguments

com·pel·ling·ly adverb
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