What does cajolery mean?
Cajolery means The act or practice of cajoling; cajolement..
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/kəˈd͡ʒoʊ.lə.ɹi/ · noun
The act or practice of cajoling; cajolement..
[…] by cajolery and innuendo she had persuaded him to go to the picture palace to be cheered up, and as it was now on the turn of eleven he might be expected back at any moment.
These women are experts at flattery, cajolery and sexual excitation, and also possess unusual talents for stirring up quarrels, stimulating jealousies and spreading slander and malicious rumors.
Use cajolery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cajolery means The act or practice of cajoling; cajolement..
Common synonyms include palaver, blandishment.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] by cajolery and innuendo she had persuaded him to go to the picture palace to be cheered up, and as it was now on the turn of eleven he might be expected back at any moment.
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