un arresting
tɪŋ adjective
1.
attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
2.
making or having made an arrest: the arresting officer.
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| —adj | |
| attracting attention; striking | |
| ar'restingly | |
| —adv | |
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Un arresting
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
arresting
early 15c., "action of stopping" someone or something, from arrest (q.v.). Adj. meaning "striking, that captures the imagination" is from 1792.
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arrest ar·rest (ə-rěst')
v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests
To stop; check.
To undergo cardiac arrest.
An interference with or a checking of the regular course of a disease or symptom, a stoppage.
Interference with the performance of a function.
The inhibition of a developmental process, usually the ultimate stage of development.
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