persuasive
adjective/pəˈsweɪsɪv/
/pərˈsweɪsɪv/
- able to persuade somebody to do or believe something
- There are several persuasive arguments in favour of the move.
- He can be very persuasive.
- the persuasive power of advertising
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb2- Her analysis is in many ways highly persuasive.
- His arguments strike me as not entirely persuasive.
- The evidence was not really persuasive enough.
- What makes his case so persuasive?
- Advertising relies heavily on the persuasive power of imagery.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French persuasif, -ive or medieval Latin persuasivus, from persuas- ‘convinced by reasoning’, from the verb persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.Want to learn more?
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