persuasive (u as w)

& 8. [Fr. persuasif, fem. persuasive, as if from a Lat. persuasivus, from persuasus, pa. par. of persuadeo = to persuade (q. v.); Ital. & Sp. persuasivo.] A. As adj .: Tending to persuade; having the power or quality of persuading; having influence on the pa ions; winning. "And steel well-temper'd, and persuasive gold." Pope: Homer's Iliad, vi. 62. B. As subst.: Anything employed to persuade; that which persuades or influences the feelings, mind, or pa ions. "Deduce a strong persuasive to carry us along."Warmstry: Blind Guide Forsaken, p. 45.