appealing

[ uh-pee-ling ]

/ əˈpi lɪŋ /

evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.

Origin of appealing

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at appeal, -ing²

ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb ap·peal·ing·ness, noun non·ap·peal·ing, adjective non·ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb

non·ap·peal·ing·ness, noun qua·si-ap·peal·ing, adjective qua·si-ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb un·ap·peal·ing, adjective un·ap·peal·ing·ly, adverb

The idea behind the labeling of GMOs is simple, logical, and appealingly democratic.

Whole Foods' Anti-GMO Swindle |Michael Schulson |September 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“People are surprised,” he recently told The Dallas Morning News in appealingly self-aware, self-deprecating mode.

A George W. Bush Comeback? |Lloyd Grove |April 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
"I am as innocent as you are," he said; and he looked frankly and appealingly into her eyes.

The Squire's Daughter |Silas K(itto) Hocking
She looked at him appealingly, but he was staring at a paper which he was not reading.

Dust |Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

Only his father could have wrought a vision so appealingly alive.

Far to Seek |Maud Diver
"There, there," soothed Kennedy several minutes later as her deep eyes looked at him appealingly.

The Social Gangster |Arthur B. Reeve
She could neither answer the stranger nor meet his gaze, but stood with downcast eyes;—then looked at Brian appealingly.

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent |Harold Bell Wright

appealing

/ (əˈpiːlɪŋ) /

attractive or pleasing

appealingly, adverb