unpersuasiveadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsweɪsɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈsweɪsɪv/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and persuasive adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, persuasive adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + persuasive adj.

Not persuasive, unconvincing; lacking the power to persuade.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > unbelievable

unlevelyOE

untrowablea1382

incredible1412

unbelievedc1425

inopinable?a1475

unbelievable1548

discredible1580

too good to be true1580

incomprehensible1604

incredulousa1616

intestablea1631

inconceivable1646

unpersuasive1651

inconceptiblea1676

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [adjective] > unconvincing

unplausible1637

unsatisfactory1637

unpersuasive1651

unsatisfying1656

unconvincing1659

implausiblea1677

dowf1786

1651 Englands Apol. 28 Notwithstanding all this seem unclear and unperswasive to dissenters to gain their full consent to this Common-wealth.

1680 W. Bates Soveraign & Final Happiness of Man viii. 187 If Men did seriously believe such an excellent Reward, as the Gospel propounds, would it be a cold unpersuasive motive to them?

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xii. 128 I traversed the room, and bit my unpersuasive lips..for vexation.

1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric II. 122 That argumentative manner, bordering on the dry and unpersuasive, which is..the character of English Sermons.

1847 F. W. Newman Hist. Hebrew Monarchy ix. 328 In his own town of Anathoth,..his [sc. Jeremiah's] extreme youth would make him unpersuasive to his neighbours.

1899 Parisian Mar. 316 He is a singer of great vigor, a fine hero, but an unpersuasive wooer.

1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism II. 419 Actuality, without which all painting is characterless and unpersuasive.

2013 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 June 64/3 The wild comparisons..of Iran to Nazi Germany and all the unpersuasive characterization of the country's leaders as apocalyptical madmen.

Derivatives

unperˈsuasively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adverb] > incredibly

unbelievably1839

unpersuasively1855

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [adverb] > unconvincingly

unsatisfyingly1653

unsatisfactorily1657

weakly1662

unplausibly1706

implausibly1818

unpersuasively1855

unconvincingly1891

1855 E. B. Pusey Doctr. Real Presence 347 So not unpersuasively might it be said on this passage.

1865 A. B. Grosart Lambs all Safe (ed. 3) 106 I have indeed written poorly and vnpersuasively.

1932 Times 16 Feb. 10/2 To the mediocrity of the humour is added unpersuasively artificial settings.

2004 Philosophy 79 413 Locke saw the implication of his own theory and laboured, unpersuasively, to block it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpersuasive
释义	unpersuasiveadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsweɪsɪv/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈsweɪsɪv/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and persuasive adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, persuasive adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + persuasive adj. Not persuasive, unconvincing; lacking the power to persuade. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > unbelievable unlevelyOE untrowablea1382 incredible1412 unbelievedc1425 inopinable?a1475 unbelievable1548 discredible1580 too good to be true1580 incomprehensible1604 incredulousa1616 intestablea1631 inconceivable1646 unpersuasive1651 inconceptiblea1676 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [adjective] > unconvincing unplausible1637 unsatisfactory1637 unpersuasive1651 unsatisfying1656 unconvincing1659 implausiblea1677 dowf1786 1651 Englands Apol. 28 Notwithstanding all this seem unclear and unperswasive to dissenters to gain their full consent to this Common-wealth. 1680 W. Bates Soveraign & Final Happiness of Man viii. 187 If Men did seriously believe such an excellent Reward, as the Gospel propounds, would it be a cold unpersuasive motive to them? 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xii. 128 I traversed the room, and bit my unpersuasive lips..for vexation. 1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric II. 122 That argumentative manner, bordering on the dry and unpersuasive, which is..the character of English Sermons. 1847 F. W. Newman Hist. Hebrew Monarchy ix. 328 In his own town of Anathoth,..his [sc. Jeremiah's] extreme youth would make him unpersuasive to his neighbours. 1899 Parisian Mar. 316 He is a singer of great vigor, a fine hero, but an unpersuasive wooer. 1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism II. 419 Actuality, without which all painting is characterless and unpersuasive. 2013 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 June 64/3 The wild comparisons..of Iran to Nazi Germany and all the unpersuasive characterization of the country's leaders as apocalyptical madmen. Derivatives unperˈsuasively adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adverb] > incredibly unbelievably1839 unpersuasively1855 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [adverb] > unconvincingly unsatisfyingly1653 unsatisfactorily1657 weakly1662 unplausibly1706 implausibly1818 unpersuasively1855 unconvincingly1891 1855 E. B. Pusey Doctr. Real Presence 347 So not unpersuasively might it be said on this passage. 1865 A. B. Grosart Lambs all Safe (ed. 3) 106 I have indeed written poorly and vnpersuasively. 1932 Times 16 Feb. 10/2 To the mediocrity of the humour is added unpersuasively artificial settings. 2004 Philosophy 79 413 Locke saw the implication of his own theory and laboured, unpersuasively, to block it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1651
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