compelling

compelling
com|pel|ling [kəmˈpelıŋ] adj
1.) compelling reason/argument/case etc
an argument etc that makes you feel certain that something is true or that you must do something about it
▪ Lucy had no compelling reason to go into town.
▪ The court was presented with compelling evidence that she'd murdered her husband.
2.) very interesting or exciting, so that you have to pay attention
▪ His life makes a compelling story .
3.) compelling need/desire/urge (to do sth)
a strong need, desire etc to do something, making you feel that you must do it
▪ He felt a compelling need to tell someone about his idea.
>compellingly adv

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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