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Webster 1913 Edition

Persuasive

Per-sua′sive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
persuasif
.]
Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading;
as,
persuasive
eloquence
.
“Persuasive words.”
Milton.

Per-sua′sive

,
Noun.
That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.
–
Per-sua′sive-ly
,
adv.
–
Per-sua′sive-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Persuasive

PERSUA'SIVE

,
Adj.
Having the power of persuading; influencing the mind or passions; as persuasive eloquence; persuasive evidence.

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