- dissuasive
- adjective
Date: 1609
tending to dissuade <a dissuasive effect> • dissuasively adverb • dissuasiveness noun
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Dissuasive — Dis*sua sive, a. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. n. A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. Prynne. {Dis*sua sive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissuasive — index adverse (hostile), remonstrative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dissuasive — [di swā′siv] adj. trying or meant to dissuade dissuasively adv … English World dictionary
dissuasive — ● dissuasif, dissuasive adjectif (latin dissuasus, de dissuadere, déconseiller) Qui a pour but de dissuader un ennemi d attaquer : Armement dissuasif. Qui a pour but de dissuader quelqu un de faire quelque chose : La peine de mort est elle… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dissuasive — adjective deterring from action dissuasive advice made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand • Ant: ↑persuasive • Similar to: ↑admonitory, ↑cautionary, ↑exemplary, ↑monitory, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dissuasive — dissuade ► VERB (dissuade from) ▪ persuade or advise not to do. DERIVATIVES dissuasion noun dissuasive adjective. ORIGIN Latin dissuadere, from suadere advise, persuade … English terms dictionary
dissuasive — dissuasively, adv. dissuasiveness, n. /di sway siv/, adj. tending or liable to dissuade. [1600 10; DISSUAS(ION) + IVE] * * * … Universalium
dissuasive — dis sua·sive || eɪsɪv adj. tending to dissuade, tending to deter … English contemporary dictionary
dissuasive — I. n. See dissuasion. II. a. Dissuading, dehortatory, tending to dissuade … New dictionary of synonyms
dissuasive — adj discouraging, cautionary, warning, monitory, admonitory, expostulatory, remonstrative, Archaic. dehortatory; deprecatory, repressive, sup pressive … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
