persuasive
adjective
able, fitted, or intended to persuade.
persuasively
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a word derived from
persuasive.
Example Sentences
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They still need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that their top role players can perform as persuasively on the road as they have at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Mr. Nguyen persuasively shows how games can illuminate the distortions of modern life—especially our tendency to mistake scores for our true purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Mr. Wallace argues, in places boldly and almost always persuasively, that the influence went both ways—moreover, that Titian’s impact on Michelangelo’s art was immediate and profound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Or did the plaintiffs persuasively demonstrate that these districts were drawn, at least in part, along racial lines?
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
