Associations to the word «Persuasive»

Wiktionary

PERSUASIVE, adjective. Able to persuade; convincing
PERSUASIVE PRECEDENT, noun. (legal) A precedent set in a court that has no precedence over another but whose decisions are considered to be sufficiently useful that they may be used, although they are not binding until used by a superior court.
PERSUASIVE PRECEDENTS, noun. Plural of persuasive precedent

Dictionary definition

PERSUASIVE, adjective. Intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke