assuasive

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assuasive

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From assuage (“to relieve, soothe”) on the model of persuasive.

adjective more assuasive · most assuasive

  1. Mild, soothing. If in the Breast tumultuous Joys arise, Musick her soft, assuasive Voice applies; Or when the Soul is press’d with Cares Exalts her in enlivening Airs.

noun assuasives

  1. archaic Anything that soothes. […] the heat of the sun operates in all its vigour, without an assuasive to mitigate its force.

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@misc{assuasive_2026,
  title = {assuasive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assuasive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}