Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persuasively

/pɚswˈeɪsɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: per-sua-sive-ly
IPA: /pɚswˈeɪsɪvli/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner intended to convince or persuade.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: convincingly"
"‘Oh, yes,’ said Stephen persuasively, ‘you want to win the war.’"

Etymology

Etymology tree English persuasive Middle English -ly English -ly English persuasively From persuasive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more persuasively (comparative) most persuasively (superlative)

Synonyms

convincingly

Questions

How do you pronounce persuasively?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚswˈeɪsɪvli/.
What does persuasively mean?: In a manner intended to convince or persuade.
Where does persuasively come from?: Etymology tree English persuasive Middle English -ly English -ly English persuasively From persuasive + -ly.

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