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persuasive adjective
/pəˈsweɪ.sɪv/
/pɚ-/ adj Definition
making you want to do or believe a particular thing
a persuasive speaker/speech
Your arguments are very persuasive.
He can be very persuasive.
persuasively adverb
/pəˈsweɪ.sɪv.li//pɚ-/ adv persuasiveness noun
/pəˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs//pɚ-/ n [U] (Definition of persuasive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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