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persuasively

persuasively adverb: in a manner intended to convince or persuade.

Adverb

persuasively (comparative more persuasively, superlative most persuasively)

  1. In a manner intended to convince or persuade.
    • Near-synonym: convincingly
    • ‘Oh, yes,’ said Stephen persuasively, ‘you want to win the war.’1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part II, Chapter IV, page 199
    Synonyms:
    convincingly

Synonyms of persuasively

Forms of persuasively

comparativemore persuasively
superlativemost persuasively

Origin of persuasively

From persuasive + -ly.

Questions about persuasively

What does persuasively mean?
Persuasively means in a manner intended to convince or persuade.
What part of speech is persuasively?
Persuasively is an adverb.

Words near persuasively in the dictionary

  1. persuasion
  2. persuasions
  3. persuasive
  4. persuasive precedent
  5. persuasive precedents
  6. persuasively
  7. persuasiveness
  8. persuasives
  9. persuasory
  10. persubstituted
  11. persue

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