assuasive

[ uh-swey-siv ]

adjective

1. soothing; alleviative.

Other Words From

• unas·suasive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of assuasive¹

First recorded in 1700–10; as- + (per)suasive

Example Sentences

Years rolled on, but the bereaved husband and father finds little assuasive power in the effects of time.

From Project Gutenberg

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