coaxed

[ kohkst ]

adjective

1. influenced or persuaded to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc.:

   A coaxed cat will make itself comfortable in your lap for a while, but a forced one will flat out refuse.

2. obtained by gentle urging, sweet talk, flattery, etc.:

   The hotel owner eventually offered us a coaxed apology after much back and forth about the lack of cleanliness.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of coax ¹.

Other Words From

• un·coaxed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaxed¹

First recorded in 1825–35; coax ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; coax ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

That's why Democrats lamely asking people to turn down the temperature won't work, though it can, unfortunately, give cover to fascist leaders by falsely seeding hope they could be coaxed to see reason.

From Salon

Tom Solimi from the Ocean View Secondary School, who has international ambitions and wants to be a South African Springbok, was one of several who tried their luck coaxed on by teammates.

From BBC

Bal remembered embarking on a sartorial adventure at the age of 11 when he coaxed his father into a tailor's shop in Delhi to craft his own cowboy pants adorned with tassels.

From BBC

And before the meal was done, they’d coaxed him into going over that night’s game plan.

From Los Angeles Times

But Oprah Winfrey coaxed that out of her first, which offers a hint as to why Cooper's style resulted in a dialogue that didn't feel like a perfunctory performance.

From Salon