persuasory

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English

Etymology

From post-classical Latin persuasorius, from the participle stem of Latin persuādēre (to persuade).

Adjective

persuasory (comparative more persuasory, superlative most persuasory)

  1. Persuasive.
    • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: , volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: S Richardson;  , →OCLC:
      This, as my mother was pleased to tell me, being the last persuasory effort that is to be attempted, I will be as particular in the account of it as my head and my heart will allow me to be.