(p. pr. & vb. n) of Compel.

actuating acute animating causal causative clamorous coactive compulsive compulsory constraining critical crucial crying decretal decretive decretory dictating directive driving exigent gripping high-pressure high-priority holding impelling imperative imperious impulsive inducive insistent instant instructive irresistible jussive mandating motivating motivational motive moving obligating obsessing obsessional obsessive peremptory pivotal possessing preceptive preoccupying prescriptive pressing restraining urgent