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convincing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k?n?v?ns??/

Adjective

convincing (comparative more convincing, superlative most convincing)

  1. Effective as proof or evidence.
    Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
    • November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]
      While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.

Derived terms

  • convincingly
  • convincingness
  • clear and convincing evidence

Translations

Verb

convincing

  1. present participle of convince

Noun

convincing (countable and uncountable, plural convincings)

  1. The process by which somebody is convinced.
    • 2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking (page 2)
      Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.

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wily

English

Etymology

From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly; equivalent to wile +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa?.li/
  • Rhymes: -a?li
  • Homophone: Wylie
  • Hyphenation: wi?ly

Adjective

wily (comparative wilier or more wily, superlative wiliest or most wily)

  1. Sly, cunning, full of tricks
    Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:wily

Derived terms

  • wilily
  • wiliness

Translations

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