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com•pel•ling



Pronunciation: (kum-pel'ing), [key]
adj.
1. tending to compel; overpowering: compelling reasons.
2. having a powerful and irresistible effect; requiring acute admiration, attention, or respect: a man of compelling integrity; a compelling drama.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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