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Definition of Persuasive
1. Adjective. Intended or having the power to induce action or belief. "A persuasive argument"
Similar to: Coaxing, Ingratiatory, Cogent, Telling, Weighty, Compelling, Glib, Glib-tongued, Smooth-tongued
Antonyms: Dissuasive
Derivative terms: Persuade, Persuade, Persuasiveness
Definition of Persuasive
1. a. Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.
2. n. That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.
Definition of Persuasive
1. Adjective. able to persuade; convincing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Persuasive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Persuasive
Literary usage of Persuasive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jurisprudence, Or, The Theory of the Law by John William Salmond (1907)
"Authoritative and persuasive Precedents. Decisions are further divisible into
two classes, which may be distinguished as authoritative and persuasive. ..."
2. Brief Making and the Use of Law Books by Roger William Cooley, William Minor Lile, Alfred Findley Mason, Eugene Wambaugh, Edson Read Sunderland, Henry Stephen Redfield (1909)
"The Kinds of Authority—Primary and Secondary- Imperative and persuasive.
The word "authority" is used by lawyers in at least two senses—one abstract, ..."
3. Brief Making and the Use of Law Books by William Minor Lile, James Everett Wheeler, Henry Stephen Redfield (1905)
"In this sense, also, authority is divisible into two grades, for the force of a
statement of law is either imperative, or simply persuasive. ..."
4. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1876)
"[Archbishop Sharpe's persuasive power of delivery.] " HE had naturally no car
for music; and yet there was something very engaging and harmonious in his ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... this thesis, interpreted by scenes of daily carnage, is more eloquent and
persuasive than if it borrowed arguments from history or philosophy. ..."
6. Forensic Oratory: A Manual for Advocates by William Callyhan Robinson (1893)
"Convincing and persuasive Evidence: Importance of Opening Evidence. ...
Convincing and persuasive Evidence: Evidence Covering the Entire Case next to be ..."
7. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"Now since his arrows are the fate of Troy, L)o not my wit, or weak address,
employ; ¡Send Ajax there, with his persuasive sense, To mollify the man and draw ..."
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