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persuasive

[per-swey-siv, -ziv]

adjective

  1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade.

    a very persuasive argument.

    Synonyms: , ,


noun

  1. something that persuades; inducement.

persuasive

/ ±èəˈ²õ·É±ðɪ²õɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. having the power or ability to persuade; tending to persuade

    a persuasive salesman

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • persuasively adverb
  • persuasiveness noun
  • nonpersuasive adjective
  • nonpersuasively adverb
  • nonpersuasiveness noun
  • prepersuasive adjective
  • unpersuasive adjective
  • unpersuasively adverb
  • unpersuasiveness noun
  • ±è±ð°ùˈ²õ³Ü²¹²õ¾±±¹±ð±ô²â adverb
  • ±è±ð°ùˈ²õ³Ü²¹²õ¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of persuasive1

First recorded in 1580–90, persuasive is from the Medieval Latin word ±è±ð°ù²õ³ÜÄå²õÄ«±¹³Ü²õ. See persuasible, -ive
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There was a time where we had to be very persuasive, almost to the point of tricking people into doing the show.

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But Democrats, in Congress and out, have been given multiple, persuasive answers over the past year to the charge of “ageism†with respect to elderly lawmakers.

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Even as a fig leaf, it is surprisingly persuasive: who could argue against “efficiency,†that core value of free-market capitalism?

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And it's probably more persuasive to ordinary people than overt right-wing propaganda.

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She said the fact he didn’t have a prior criminal record was not persuasive given the length of the Girardi Keese scheme.

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