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• persuasive — [[t]pə(r)swe͟ɪsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is persuasive is likely to persuade a person to believe or do a particular thing. What do you think were some of the more persuasive arguments on the other side?... I can be very… …   English dictionary

• persuasive — per|sua|sive [pəˈsweısıv US pər ] adj able to make other people believe something or do what you ask ▪ Trevor can be very persuasive. persuasive argument/evidence ▪ a persuasive argument against capital punishment >persuasively adv… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• persuasive — per|sua|sive [ pər sweısıv ] adjective * good at making people agree to do or believe what you want them to: a persuasive argument/case He can be very persuasive. ╾ per|sua|sive|ly adverb ╾ per|sua|sive|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• persuasive */ — UK [pə(r)ˈsweɪsɪv] / US [pərˈsweɪsɪv] adjective good at making people agree to do or believe what you want them to a persuasive argument/case He can be very persuasive. Derived words: persuasively adverb persuasiveness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• persuasive — persuasively, adv. persuasiveness, n. /peuhr sway siv, ziv/, adj. 1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument. n. 2. something that persuades; inducement. [1580 90; ML persuasivus. See PERSUASIBLE, IVE] Syn. 1. convincing …   Universalium

• persuasive — adjective good at influencing other people to believe or do what you want: They used some very persuasive arguments. persuasively adverb persuasiveness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Persuasive writing — is used to convince the reader of the writer’s argument. This may involve persuading the reader to perform an action, or simply consist of an argument convincing the reader of the writer’s point of view. Persuasive writers employ many techniques… …   Wikipedia

• persuasive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem, sound ▪ Her arguments proved persuasive to the court judges. ▪ find sth ▪ make sth …   Collocations dictionary

• very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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• per|sua´sive|ness — per|sua|sive «puhr SWAY sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. able to persuade; fitted to persuade: »a persuasive argument, a persuasive smile. The salesman had a very persuasive way of talking. SYNONYM(S): moving, winning. –n. something adapted or …   Useful english dictionary