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Suasive — Sua sive, a. Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory. South. Genial and suasive satire. Earle. {Sua sive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suasive — adjective see suasion … New Collegiate Dictionary
suasive — sua·sive (swāʹsĭv) adj. Having the power to persuade or convince; persuasive. [Latin suāsus, past participle of suādēre, to advise; see suasion + ive.] suaʹsive·ly adv. suaʹsive·ness n. * * * … Universalium
suasive — Synonyms and related words: authoritative, cajoling, charismatic, charming, consequential, effective, effectual, efficacious, enchanting, estimable, exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory, important, influential, magnetic, momentous,… … Moby Thesaurus
suasive — sua·sive || sweɪsɪv adj. persuasive, convincing … English contemporary dictionary
suasive — … Useful english dictionary
Suasively — Suasive Sua sive, a. Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory. South. Genial and suasive satire. Earle. {Sua sive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suasion — suasive /sway siv/, suasory /sway seuh ree/, adj. suasively, adv. suasiveness, n. /sway zheuhn/, n. 1. the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion. 2. an instance of this; a persuasive effort. [1325 75; ME < L suasion (s.… … Universalium
Motive — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Motive >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 motive motive springs of action wellsprings of action GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reason reason ground call principle Sgm: N 2 by end by end by purpose … English dictionary for students
Rhetoric of science — is a body of scholarly literature exploring the notion that the practice of scientific inquiry is a rhetorical activity. It emerged from a number of disciplines during the late twentieth century, including the disciplines of sociology, history,… … Wikipedia
