Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suasive

/ˈsweɪsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: sua-sive
IPA: /ˈsweɪsɪv/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having power to persuade; persuasive.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"genial and suasive satire"
"It had the passions in perfect subjection; and though its command over them was but suasive and political, yet it had the force of coaction, and despotical."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more suasive (comparative) most suasive (superlative)

Derived Forms

suasively suasiveness

Questions

How do you pronounce suasive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsweɪsɪv/.
What does suasive mean?: Having power to persuade; persuasive.

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