Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Engaging \En*ga"ging\, a.
   Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as,
   engaging manners or address. -- {En*ga"ging*ly}, adv. --
   {En*ga"ging*ness}, n.

   {Engaging and disengaging} {gear or machinery}, that in
      which, or by means of which, one part is alternately
      brought into gear or out of gear with another part, as
      occasion may require.

Source : WordNet®

engagingly
     adv : in an engaging manner; "she played the role engagingly"
           [syn: {winsomely}]