ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Plausive

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈplɔːzɪv/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Plausive is an adjective meaning (rare) Laudable, praisable.

Meaning

(rare) Laudable, praisable.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Applauding; showing praise.
  2. (obsolete) Plausible (obtaining approbation), specious (having an attractive appearance intended to obtain a favorable response).

Example Sentences

plausive manners
With her soft plume (from plausive angels' wing First pluck'd by man)
But the weak have had to put on the armour of cunning to protect themselves from the strong and brutal. […] These plausive manners which recommend you to your fellow-men are indeed a natural mimicry, a putting on, as it were, the mood of those you are among, and the deprecation of the aggression of the strong. For the strong is not only strong but domineering, and it behoves the weak to have these plausive manners as a sure defence.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plausible, laudable, allowable, applausable, praisable, applaudable.

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