plausive
Americanadjective
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expressing praise or approval; applauding
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obsolete plausible
Etymology
Origin of plausive
1590–1600; < Latin plaus ( us ) (past participle of plaudere to applaud ) + -ive
Vocabulary lists containing plausive
Example Sentences
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It must be a very plausive invention that carries it ;they begin to smoke me: and disgraces have of late knocked too often at my door.
From All's Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare, William
He covered a canvas with erratic blots of colour and quaint signs, but his plausive eloquence carried him through, and Elsie thought more highly of his talents than he did of hers.
From Celibates by Moore, George (George Augustus)
With me, it needs No plausive gift; the smitten head, stopped throat, Blind eyes and silent suppliance of sorrow Persuade beyond all eloquence.
From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations by Lazarus, Emma
Lo, on the threshold of thy God While thou dost stoop on bended knee, The altar from on high doth nod, Its plausive wings are bent to thee.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
He formed a wily, plausive tale, And told it everywhere, How the two children were to go, Under the best of care— Two friends of his—for holiday To London, for the fair.
From On the Tree Top by Curtis, Jessie
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