persuasive
adjective
able, fitted, or intended to persuade.
persuasively
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a word derived from
persuasive.
Example Sentences
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His administration has to engage more persuasively and more systematically to ensure the public support the president will require to respond to a more dangerous world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The classic LP, arranged by Nelson Riddle and now available in a 70th-anniversary vinyl edition from Blue Note, persuasively puts classic love songs to a faster, jazzy beat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
He articulated, clearly and persuasively, that investing early was not charity but a proven way to reduce crime, mitigate poverty and strengthen families and communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Or did the plaintiffs persuasively demonstrate that these districts were drawn, at least in part, along racial lines?
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
“But at least there was dogs, Pip? Come, Pip,” said Joe, persuasively, “if there warn’t no weal-cutlets, at least there was dogs?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
