Hypertext Webster Gateway: "persuasive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.
That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an
exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --
{Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, a. [Cf. F. persuasif.]
Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as,
persuasive eloquence. ``Persuasive words.'' --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
persuasive
adj 1: tending or intended or having the power to induce action or
belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive
speaker" [ant: {dissuasive}]
2: capable of convincing; "a persuasive argument"
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