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Webster 1913 Edition


Persuasive

Per-sua′sive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
persuasif
.]
Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading;
as,
persuasive
eloquence
.
Persuasive words.”
Milton.

Per-sua′sive

,
Noun.
That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.
Per-sua′sive-ly
,
adv.
Per-sua′sive-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Persuasive

PERSUA'SIVE

,
Adj.
Having the power of persuading; influencing the mind or passions; as persuasive eloquence; persuasive evidence.

Definition 2024


persuasive

persuasive

English

Adjective

persuasive (comparative more persuasive, superlative most persuasive)

  1. able to persuade; convincing

Translations


French

Adjective

persuasive

  1. feminine singular of persuasif

Italian

Adjective

persuasive

  1. feminine plural of persuasivo