impelling

Definitions of impelling
  1. adjective
    markedly effective as if by emotional pressure
    “impelling skill as a teller of tales”
    “an impelling personality”
    synonyms:
    effective, effectual, efficacious
    producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
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