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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Tending or having the power to persuade: a persuasive argument.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Having the power of persuading; tending to influence or win over the mind or will: as, persuasive eloquence; persuasive glances.
  2. Synonyms Cogent, weighty,winning, moving. See convince.
  3. n. That which persuades; an exhortation, incentive, or incitement.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. able to persuade; convincing

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading.
  2. n. That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. intended or having the power to induce action or belief

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