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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Friend! let not plausive avarice spread Its lures, to tempt thee from the path of fame: For know, the glory of a name Follows the mighty dead.
From Mosaics of Grecian History by Willson, Marcius
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
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'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."
From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)
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
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