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Dissuasive

Dis-sua′sive

,
Adj.
Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory;
as,
dissuasive
advice
.
Noun.
A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation.
Prynne.
Dis-sua′sive-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dissuasive

DISSUASIVE

,
Adj.
Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory.

DISSUASIVE

,
Noun.
Reason, argument, or counsel, employed to deter one from a measure or purpose; that which is used or which tends to divert the mind from any purpose or pursuit. The consequences of intemperance are powerful dissuasives from indulging in that vice.

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dissuasive

dissuasive

English

Adjective

dissuasive (comparative more dissuasive, superlative most dissuasive)

  1. Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory.

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Noun

dissuasive (plural dissuasives)

  1. 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.

References

  • dissuasive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Adjective

dissuasive

  1. feminine singular of dissuasif

Italian

Adjective

dissuasive

  1. feminine plural of dissuasivo