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1. (adj.) telling
having force or effect; effective; striking:
a telling blow.
2. telling
indicative of much otherwise unnoticed; revealing:
a telling analysis.
Etymology: (1850–55)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) relation, telling, recounting
an act of narration
"he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
2. (noun) telling, apprisal, notification
informing by words
3. (adj) tattle, singing, telling
disclosing information or giving evidence about another
4. (adj) revealing, telling, telltale(a)
disclosing unintentionally
"a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
5. (adj) cogent, telling, weighty
powerfully persuasive
"a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
6. (adj) impressive, telling
producing a strong effect
"gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) telling
operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech
2. telling
of Tell
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Sense: having a great effect
a telling argument.
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 Afrikaans: oortuigend |
 Arabic: مُؤَثِّر، مُفْحِم |
 Bulgarian: убедителен |
 Brazilian: eficaz |
 Czech: účinný, výmluvný |
 German: wirkungsvoll |
 Danish: effektiv |
 Greek: αποτελεσματικός |
 Spanish: eficaz |
 Estonian: kõnekas |
 Farsi: موثر |
 Finnish: paljonpuhuva |
 French: efficace |
 Hebrew: מַרשִים |
 Hindi: प्रभावपूर्ण |
 Croatian: djelotvoran, učinkovit |
 Hungarian: hatásos |
 Indonesian: berakibat besar |
 Icelandic: áhrifaríkur |
 Italian: efficace |
 Japanese: きき目のある |
 Korean: 효과적인, 밝히는 |
 Lithuanian: svarus |
 Latvian: svarīgs; iespaidīgs |
 Malay: berkesan |
 Dutch: treffend |
 Norwegian: talende, treffende, slåen |
 Polish: skuteczny, znaczący |
 Portuguese: eficaz |
 Romanian: eficace; elocvent |
 Russian: веский |
 Slovak: účinný |
 Slovenian: učinkovit |
 Serbian: značajan |
 Swedish: träffande, talande |
 Thai: ที่เกิดผล |
 Turkish: önemli, etkili |
 Taiwanese: 有效力的 |
 Ukrainian: дієвий; виразний |
 Urdu: مؤثر کن |
 Vietnamese: có hiệu quả |
 Chinese: 有效力的 |
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