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suasive

/ˈsweɪsɪv/

suasive adjective: having power to persuade; persuasive.

Adjective

suasive (comparative more suasive, superlative most suasive)

  1. (archaic, pronunciation-spelling) Having power to persuade; persuasive.
    • genial and suasive satire1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue
    • It had the passions in perfect subjection; and though its command over them was but suasive and political, yet it had the force of coaction, and despotical.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Forms of suasive

comparativemore suasive
superlativemost suasive

Words formed from suasive

Questions about suasive

What does suasive mean?
Suasive means having power to persuade; persuasive.
What part of speech is suasive?
Suasive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce suasive?
Suasive is pronounced /ˈsweɪsɪv/.

Words near suasive in the dictionary

  1. Suas
  2. sUASes
  3. suasible
  4. suasion
  5. suasions
  6. suasive
  7. suasively
  8. suasiveness
  9. suasorian
  10. suasory
  11. Suastegui

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