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dissuasive

[ dih-swey-siv ]

/ dɪˈsweɪ sɪv /

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adjective

tending or liable to dissuade.

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Origin of dissuasive

First recorded in 1600–10; dissuas(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM dissuasive

dis·sua·sive·ly, adverbdis·sua·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby dissuasive

dissonant, disspirit, disspread, dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry, dist., distad

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How to use dissuasive in a sentence

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The meal was as dissuasive as the washing arrangements, and I was glad when the trumpet summoned us to coach.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
These two are always joined together, and are a dissuasive from marrying a widow, because she is often involved in law suits.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
And with rapidity and confusion, she poured out a multitude of dissuasive arguments, some contradicting the others.
Helen|Maria Edgeworth

He certainly does intend what he says as a dissuasive from a certain course of erroneous conduct.
Who Wrote the Bible?|Washington Gladden
From a safe distance on the running-board, he flourished this, whooping the while in a shrill and dissuasive manner.
The Unspeakable Perk|Samuel Hopkins Adams