persuasive

/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/

adj 1noun 1

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(adj.)

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ADV

extremely, highly, very

The documentary presented an extremely persuasive argument about climate change that convinced many viewers.

fairly, quite

enough, sufficiently

His argument was sufficiently persuasive that most of the committee members agreed to support the new plan.

Definitions

adj

Able to persuade; convincing.

But I'm pretty persuasive, and I've learned how elected officials think. I know how to press their buttons.

noun

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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dissuasive

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

But I'm pretty persuasive, and I've learned how elected officials think. I know how to press their buttons.

Wiktionary

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;

Wiktionary

That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.

Tatoeba · #41280

Those four words carried not only a lot of complex information, but also the persuasive force of a proverb.

Tatoeba · #61419

The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.

Tatoeba · #329536

Tom knew that Mary could be very persuasive.

Tatoeba · #1093348

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