Assuasive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Assuasive is an adjective meaning Mild, soothing.
Meaning
Mild, soothing.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Anything that soothes.
Example Sentences
[…] the heat of the sun operates in all its vigour, without an assuasive to mitigate its force.
The stuff gagged him but he forced it down. This wasn’t smart but the alcohol had an assuasive effect.
If in the Breast tumultuous Joys arise, Musick her soft, assuasive Voice applies; Or when the Soul is press’d with Cares Exalts her in enlivening Airs.
“[…] Perhaps,” said Bounderby, starting with all his might at his so quiet and assuasive father-in-law, “you know where your daughter is at the present time?”
Word Forms
- assuasives
Synonyms for assuasive
Depending on context, synonyms include soothing, reassuring, pacifying, calming.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include soothing, reassuring, calming, pacifying, abirritant, paregoric.
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