persuasive

[per-swey-siv, -ziv] /pərˈsweɪ sɪv, -zɪv/

adjective

able, fitted, or intended to persuade:

a very persuasive argument.

noun

something that persuades; inducement.

Origin

1580-90; Medieval Latin persuāsīvus. See persuasible, -ive

Related forms

persuasively, adverb

persuasiveness, noun

nonpersuasive, adjective

nonpersuasively, adverb

nonpersuasiveness, noun

prepersuasive, adjective

unpersuasive, adjective

unpersuasively, adverb

unpersuasiveness, noun

Synonyms

1. convincing, compelling, forceful.

Examples from the web for persuasive

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But woe to the leader whose posturing is not persuasive.
His persuasive passion spurs him now to cross this gap by converting everybody to his way of seeing things.
This isn't persuasive; it's mind-numbing.
Many people find such a story extremely persuasive.
Could be used as a persuasive argument to restrict almost anything.
Chapters are short, accessible, and persuasive.
Only concrete evidence would be persuasive.
As you might expect, I don't find this particularly persuasive.
Nothing is so eloquent, or so powerfully persuasive as example.

British Dictionary definitions for persuasive

persuasive

/pəˈsweɪsɪv/

adjective

having the power or ability to persuade; tending to persuade: a persuasive salesman

Derived Forms

persuasively, adverb
persuasiveness, noun

Word Origin and History for persuasive

adj.

1580s, from Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuasivus, from Latin persuas-, past participle stem of persuadere "persuade, convince" (see persuasion). Related: Persuasively; persuasiveness. Replaced earlier persuasible in this sense (see persuadable).