persuasible

American

[per-swey-suh-buhl, -zuh-] / pərˈsweɪ sə bəl, -zə- /

adjective

capable of being persuaded; open to or yielding to persuasion.

Other Word Forms

nonpersuasible adjective
persuasibility noun
unpersuasible adjective

Etymology

Origin of persuasible

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin persuāsibilis convincing, equivalent to persuās ( us ) (past participle of persuādēre to persuade; suasion ) + -ibil ( is ) -ible

Example Sentences

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It certainly was not a thing persuasible.

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