per ‧ sua ‧ sive /pəˈsweɪsɪv $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ persuasion ≠ ↑ dissuasion , ↑ persuasiveness ; verb : ↑ persuade ≠ ↑ dissuade ; adverb : ↑ persuasively ; adjective : ↑ persuasive ]
able to make other people believe something or do what you ask ⇨ convincing :
Trevor can be very persuasive.
persuasive argument/evidence
a persuasive argument against capital punishment
—persuasively adverb
—persuasiveness noun [uncountable]