persuasive
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonpersuasive adjective
- nonpersuasively adverb
- nonpersuasiveness noun
- persuasively adverb
- persuasiveness noun
- prepersuasive adjective
- unpersuasive adjective
- unpersuasively adverb
- unpersuasiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of persuasive
First recorded in 1580–90, persuasive is from the Medieval Latin word persuāsīvus. See persuasible, -ive
Example Sentences
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Warsh needs a persuasive theory of inflation to deal with such pressures—one that passes muster with markets and his colleagues.
However, the judge on Friday dismissed the EPA from the suit, writing that he had found “no persuasive evidence” that the agency violated the advisory committee law.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Newman’s framework is most persuasive when applied to creativity that solves identifiable problems rather than the kind that courts mystery or ambiguity.
Brian Shearer from Vanderbilt University’s Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation has made a persuasive case for capping credit card rates for the rest of us too.
From Los Angeles Times
Certainly there is a wry truth to Picasso’s opinion on artistic progress writ large, yet Ms. Chan is also persuasive in saying that new creativity springs from the same ancient wellspring Picasso was talking about.
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