convincing

• [35] His coming is to be as 'the lightning which cometh out of the east and shineth even unto the west'[36]--an emblem not so much of suddenness as of illuminating and convincing, and especially, of progressive force. —  Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics
• They are told by the wharf-rat in dialect with a casual reportorial air which is tolerably convincing, and it is clear that they are based on a background of first-hand experience. —  The Best Short Stories of 1920 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
• Your theory is plausible and convincing--to some extent--but that is all the more reason why you should examine and test every link in the chain. —  The Shrieking Pit
• For the picture was a notable bit of work, daringly simple in colouring and design, yet arresting, convincing, alive It represented a young girl, with the promise of womanhood on her gravely sweet lips, and in the depths of her eyes, half-sitting upon the crossed rails of the verandah. —  The Great Amulet
• "You can keep me from blowing my money Absolutely convincing--from the man's point of view. —  Rimrock Jones

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