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convictive

British  
/ kənˈvɪktɪv /

adjective

  1. able or serving to convince or convict

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  • convictively adverb

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Asseverations were needless, where the frank manner of them both was convictive of the injurious nature of the suspicion.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles

Confidence, not fear, is the keynote of a strong and convictive doctrine.

From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense

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