unpersuasively
- a word derived from persuasive.
Example Sentences
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Hamalainen thus misses the actual place of Indian peoples in the formation of constitutional law and policy, unpersuasively asserting that the early Republic remained “overwhelmed by Indigenous power.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022
Defensive and self-pitying, Parker narrates this long and gaudily overstuffed tale of a King and his Kingmaker, arguing — unpersuasively — that he isn’t the villain that history has made him out to be.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022
I was reminded of how Jon Stewart, whenever someone observed that many young people got their news from “The Daily Show,” protested, unpersuasively, that he was just a comedian cracking jokes.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017
"Your hands on me aren't the least persuasive," she tells him, unpersuasively.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2014
You might describe the character as seriously, unpersuasively multiphrenic.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2011
