Coaxingly

coax ¹  (kks)

v. coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es

v.tr.

1. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.

2. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed the secret out of the child.

3. Obsolete To caress; fondle.

4. To move to or adjust toward a desired end: "A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly" Natalie Angier.

v.intr.

To use persuasion or inducement.

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[Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.]

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coaxer n.

coaxing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

coaxingly - in a cajoling manner; "`Come here,' she said coaxingly" cajolingly