assuasive

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Sometimes 'twould crack clean through ef 'twarnt for the ile In his new position John is apt "to go in shaller cracks all over," unless his feminine trainer has been judicious in the use of lubricants--assuasive and dissuasive.

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  1. adjective Soothing; calming.

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  1. ad- + suasive (sense influenced by assuage).

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  1. from as- + suasive, as in persuasive, with reference to assuage.
 

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/æˈsweɪsɪv/
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