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convictive, a.|kənˈvɪktɪv| [f. L. convict- ppl. stem of convincĕre (see convince) + -ive.] Having the power of producing conviction.
1612–15Bp. Hall Contempl. N.T. iv. xvi, The convictive answer of Christ is by way of parable. 1666Tillotson Rule of Faith ii. v, To shew that the scripture is not convictive of the most obstinate and acute adversaries. 1702C. Mather Magn. Chr. vi. vii. (1852) 456 Her confession was attended with such convictive circumstances, that it could not be slighted. 1737L. Clarke Hist. Bible (1740) II. iv. 70 Convictive of their malicious design upon him. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh vii. 306 Convictive as a marriage ring Before adulterous eyes. Hence conˈvictively adv., conˈvictiveness.
1653H. More Antid. Ath. iii. v. (1712) 93 The Convictiveness of these Narrations. 1664― Exp. Seven Epistles 141 The truth of the Gospel had clearly shined..so convictively. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles III. 123 Rationally, solidly, and convictively solved by Bradwardine. 1702C. Mather Magn. Chr. The public judgments have sometimes very convictively intimated the sins and faults for which, etc. |