compelling

English

Verb

compelling

1. Present participle of compel.

Adjective

compelling (comparative more compelling, superlative most compelling)

1. requiring urgent attention

   There are compelling reasons why these articles should have definitions.

2. forceful

   The politician had compelling ambition.

   • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, BBC Sport:

     Terry's goal looked to have put Chelsea in control on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal's response presented a compelling case for Wenger's insistence that reports of his side's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Translations

requiring urgent attention

• Bulgarian: наложителен (bg) (naložitelen)
• Finnish: pakottava (fi)

• German: zwingend (de)
• Spanish: de peso (es) (locution adj.)

forceful

• Bulgarian: непреодолим (bg) (nepreodolim), неустоим (bg) (neustoim)
• Finnish: vangitseva, vastustamaton, mukaansatempaava

• German: überwältigend (de), unwiderstehlich (de), fesselnd (de)

Related terms

• compel