persuasive
adj/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/
Etymology
From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus.
- derived from persuāsīvus
- derived from persuasif
Definitions
Able to persuade
Able to persuade; convincing.
- But I'm pretty persuasive, and I've learned how elected officials think. I know how to press their buttons.
That which persuades
That which persuades; incitement.
- He smiled a very knowing smile, and setting up a halloo, and shaking his leathern thong, away we went at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. I had no occasion to go further with my persuasives; the pace was kept up, […]
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No curated loop yet for persuasive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA