suasive

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adjective

sua·​sive ˈswās|iv 

|ēv also -āz| or |əv

: tending to persuade : having a capacity for persuading : persuasive

a suasive speaker

suasive eloquence

suasively

|ə̇vlē, 

-li

adverb

suasiveness

|ivnə̇s, 

|ēv- also |əv-

noun

plural -es

suasive

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noun

"

plural -s

: something (such as a force, speech, or influence) that exerts a suasive effect

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin suasus (past participle) + English -ive

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Rhymes for suasive

• abrasive
• invasive
• persuasive
• pervasive
• noninvasive
• unpersuasive