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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. deterring from action;
- Example: "dissuasive advice"
- Example: "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dissuasive \Dis*sua"sive\, a.
   Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose;
   dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n. A dissuasive
   argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. --Prynne. --
   Dis*sua"sive*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dissuasive
    adj 1: deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a
           slight dissuasive gesture with her hand" [ant:
           persuasive]