Read the following excerpt from the text:

"Nelly, will you keep a secret for me?" she pursued, kneeling down by me and lifting her winsome eyes to my face with that sort of look which turns off bad temper even when one has all the right in the world to indulge it."

Which word could replace winsome in the context of the text?

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Magdalena Walls

15 December, 11:01

Read the following excerpt from the text:

"Nelly, will you keep a secret for me?" she pursued, kneeling down by me and lifting her winsome eyes to my face with that sort of look which turns off bad temper even when one has all the right in the world to indulge it."

Which word could replace winsome in the context of the text?

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Answers (2)

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Landon Kerr · Answer 1

You could use cheery or something similar.

Finley Wilson · Answer 2

Attractive or appealing.

Explanation:

Based on the sentence frame and meaning, the word "winsome" is suggestive of an appearance or expression that is hard to resist or deny. The speaker also mentions that it was a "look which turns off bad temper even when one has all the right in the world to indulge it." So, for the new word to have the same effect or meaning, it can be replaced with the words "attractive" or "appealing", which have the same meaning. They also have the same implication of the irresistible and pleading expression that the sentence demands.