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Definition of Compellingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compellingly
Literary usage of Compellingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1906)
"Furthermore, he possesses the human quality; he knows how to touch the heart-
chord, to give to fiction that interest that appeals compellingly to the ..."
2. The Stories Editors Buy and why by Jean Wick (1921)
"... tell a story compellingly—so compellingly that when one is through reading,
there is a very definite emotional response which stays with the reader. ..."
3. Where Flows Hood River by Marion Cook Stow, Marion Cook (1907)
"Luring/}', teasing/}', lovingly withal, And yet all-compellingly doth my river
call; And my heart an answer cries, While the quick tears blur my eyes, ..."
4. Phi Delta Kappan by Phi Delta Kappa (1912)
"They set up three objectives: (1) To make the study of the body and its health
compellingly interesting. (2) To provide strong motivation for acquiring ..."
5. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1916)
"It is compellingly cheaper than any steam power." " For a Solution of the Water
Power Problem." World's Work, 26:50x5-1, September, 1913. ..."
6. The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes (1920)
"... whether as between Europe and America, or as between Germany and the rest of
Europe, does not spring compellingly from their sense of justice or duty? ..."
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