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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. intended or having the power to induce action or belief;
- Example: "persuasive eloquence"
- Example: "a most persuasive speaker"
- Example: "a persuasive argument"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, a. [Cf. F. persuasif.] Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence. "Persuasive words." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n. That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation. -- Per*sua"sive*ly, adv. -- Per*sua"sive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

persuasive adj 1: intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" [ant: dissuasive]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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