dis·sua·sive I. \-ās]iv, -āz]\adjective Etymology:dissuasion + -ive : tending to or intended to dissuade : expostulating against some action < dissuasive advice > < she made slight dissuasive gestures with her … hands — Mary Norton > • dis·sua·sive·ly\]ə̇vlē\adverb • dis·sua·sive·ness\]ivnə̇s\noun-es II. noun (-s) : a dissuasive argument, treatise, or exhortation