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persuasive

per·sua·sive [ pər swáyssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
able or tending to persuade: having the ability to persuade people or the effect of persuading them

[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin persuasivus< Latin persuas- (see persuasion)]

per·sua·sive·ly adverb
per·sua·sive·ness noun
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