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persuasive
/ əˈɱɪɪ /
adjective
having the power or ability to persuade; tending to persuade
a persuasive salesman
Other Word Forms
- persuasively adverb
- persuasiveness noun
- nonpersuasive adjective
- nonpersuasively adverb
- nonpersuasiveness noun
- prepersuasive adjective
- unpersuasive adjective
- unpersuasively adverb
- unpersuasiveness noun
- ˈܲ adverb
- ˈܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of persuasive1
Example Sentences
There was a time where we had to be very persuasive, almost to the point of tricking people into doing the show.
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.
Even as a fig leaf, it is surprisingly persuasive: who could argue against “efficiency,” that core value of free-market capitalism?
And it's probably more persuasive to ordinary people than overt right-wing propaganda.
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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