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Definition of Dissuasive
1. Adjective. Deterring from action. "Made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"
Similar to: Admonitory, Cautionary, Exemplary, Monitory, Warning, Discouraging
Derivative terms: Dissuade
Antonyms: Persuasive
Definition of Dissuasive
1. a. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice.
Definition of Dissuasive
1. Adjective. Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dissuasive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissuasive
Literary usage of Dissuasive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A South-side View of Slavery by Nehemiah Adams (1860)
"dissuasive FROM INTERFERENCE WITH THE SOUTH. THE north must take the first step
in pacifying the country on this subject; and to some it will seem to be a ..."
2. The American Baptist Magazine by Baptist General Convention, Board of Managers (1829)
"A dissuasive from Controversy, respecting the Mode of Baptism. A Sermon on the
Mode of Baptism. By GC BECKWITH, Pastor of a Church in Lowell, Mass. ..."
3. Introduction to the literature of Europe in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and by Henry Hallam (1854)
"Taylor's dissuasive from Popery was published in Twim-t 1664 ; and in this ...
In one part of this dissuasive from Popery, having been reproached with some ..."
4. Serious Reflections on Time and Eternity by John Shower, Thomas Chalmers, Matthew Hale (1828)
"The same argument considered farther, as dissuasive from worldliness and
earthly-mindedness ; and as proper to confute the vanity of long projects and. ..."
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