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- Dictionarypersuasive/pəˈsweɪsɪv/
adjective
- 1. good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation: "an informative and persuasive speech"
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A persuasive definition is a form of stipulative definition which purports to describe the true or commonly accepted meaning of a term, while in reality stipulating an uncommon or altered use, usually to support an argument for some view, or to create or alter rights, duties or crimes.
The meaning of PERSUASIVE is tending to persuade. How to use persuasive in a sentence.
making you want to do or believe a particular thing: a persuasive speaker / speech. Your arguments are very persuasive. He can be very persuasive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Urging & persuading. ambulance-chasing. argumentation. badger. be/go on at someone idiom. blagger. get (something) through (to someone) go on. hortatory.
intended or having the power to induce action or belief. “ persuasive eloquence”. “a most persuasive speaker”. “a persuasive argument”. synonyms: convincing. causing one to believe the truth of something. coaxing, ingratiatory. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade.
Persuasive definition: able, fitted, or intended to persuade. See examples of PERSUASIVE used in a sentence.
making you want to do or believe a particular thing: a persuasive speaker / speech. Your arguments are very persuasive. He can be very persuasive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Urging & persuading. ambulance-chasing. argumentation. badger. be/go on at someone idiom. blagger. get (something) through (to someone) get round (somewhere)
Definition of persuasive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone or something that is persuasive is likely to persuade you to do or believe a particular thing.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PERSUASIVE. [more persuasive; most persuasive] : able to cause people to do or believe something : able to persuade people. We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime. a very persuasive [= convincing] argument. a persuasive salesman.
persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument". convincing - causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner".
