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
Example Sentences
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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.
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His plausive words He scatter'd not in ears, but grafted them, To grow there and to bear.
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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.
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"He'll come on your shoulder presently," said Sister Mary John, and after some plausive coquetting the bird fluttered on to Evelyn's shoulder, and Sister Mary John said— "You wait; you'll see what he will do."
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A pale yellow sky rose behind the brick neighbourhood, and with agonised soul the woman viewed its plausive serenity.
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