persuasive

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(pər-swā'sĭv, -zĭv) pronunciation
adj.
Tending or having the power to persuade: a persuasive argument.

persuasively per·sua'sive·ly adv.
persuasiveness per·sua'sive·ness n.

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Definition: effective, influential
Antonyms: dampening, discouraging, disheartening, dissuasive, ineffective, ineffectual, unconvincing, weak

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IN BRIEF: Having the power to convince.

pronunciation To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. — Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965)

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