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persuasively

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per·sua·sive  (pr-swsv, -zv)
adj.
Tending or having the power to persuade: a persuasive argument.
per·suasive·ly adv.
per·suasive·ness n.
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Adv.1.persuasively - in a persuasive manner; "this essay argues so persuasively..."
Translations
persuasively [pəˈsweɪsɪvlɪ] ADV → de modo persuasivo
persuasively [pərˈsweɪsɪvli] adv [argue] → avec persuasion
persuasively
adv argue etc → überzeugend; …, he said persuasively → …, versuchte er sie/ihn etc zu überreden
persuasively [pəˈsweɪsɪvlɪ] adv → in modo persuasivo
persuasively [pəˈsweɪsɪvlɪ] adv → in modo persuasivo


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Shimerda finally saying persuasively that she would send Mrs.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
"You see," she said, "you do not give him a fair chance; he cannot use all his power with his head held back as it is with that check-rein; if you would take it off I am sure he would do better -- do try it," she said persuasively, "I should be very glad if you would.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
Capoul's impassioned wooing, and affected a guileless incomprehension of his designs whenever, by word or glance, he persuasively indicated the ground floor window of the neat brick villa projecting obliquely from the right wing.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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