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persuasive
English
Etymology
From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persu?s?vus, from Latin past participle stem of persu?d?re + -?vus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?(?)?swe?s?v/
Adjective
persuasive (comparative more persuasive, superlative most persuasive)
- able to persuade; convincing
Derived terms
- counterpersuasive
Translations
Noun
persuasive (plural persuasives)
- That which persuades; incitement.
- 1839, George Robert Gleig, Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary: Visited in 1837 (volume 1, page 68)
- He smiled a very knowing smile, and setting up a halloo, and shaking his leathern thong, away we went at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. I had no occasion to go further with my persuasives; the pace was kept up, […]
- 1839, George Robert Gleig, Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary: Visited in 1837 (volume 1, page 68)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.s?a.ziv/
Adjective
persuasive
- feminine singular of persuasif
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
persuasive
- inflection of persuasiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
persuasive
- feminine plural of persuasivo
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powerful
English
Alternative forms
- powreful, powrefull (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pa??f?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pa??f?l/
- Hyphenation: pow?er?ful
Adjective
powerful (comparative more powerful or powerfuller or powerfuler, superlative most powerful or powerfullest or powerfulest)
- Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
- (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Synonyms
- mightful
- mighty
- powersome
- strengthful
- strong
- forceful
Antonyms
- powerless
- strengthless
Translations
See also
- strong
Adverb
powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)
- (Southern US) Synonym of very
Anagrams
- powreful
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