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Webster 1913 Edition
Dissuasive
Dis-sua′sive
,Adj.
Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory;
– as,
. dissuasive
adviceNoun.
A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation.
Prynne.
Dis-sua′sive-ly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dissuasive
DISSUASIVE
,Adj.
DISSUASIVE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
dissuasive
dissuasive
English
Adjective
dissuasive (comparative more dissuasive, superlative most dissuasive)
- Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
Derived terms
- dissuasively adv
Related terms
Translations
tending to dissuade
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Noun
dissuasive (plural dissuasives)
- That which dissuades; a disincentive.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- Among other particulars which constituted the unfitness of things in Mr Square's opinion, danger and difficulty were two. The difficulty therefore which he apprehended there might be in corrupting this young wench, and the danger which would accrue to his character on the discovery, were such strong dissuasives, that it is probable he at first intended to have contented himself with the pleasing ideas which the sight of beauty furnishes us with.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
References
- dissuasive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913