PERSUASIVE


Meaning of PERSUASIVE in English

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]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.