I. -ās]iv, -āz] adjective
Etymology: dissuas ion + -ive
: tending to or intended to dissuade : expostulating against some action
dissuasive advice
she made slight dissuasive gestures with her … hands — Mary Norton
• dis·sua·sive·ly ]ə̇vlē adverb
• dis·sua·sive·ness ]ivnə̇s noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
: a dissuasive argument, treatise, or exhortation