- per|va´sive|ness
- per|va|sive «puhr VAY sihv», adjective.1. tending to pervade.2. having power to pervade.–per|va´sive|ly, adverb.–per|va´sive|ness, noun.
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per|cus´sive|ness — per|cus|sive «puhr KUHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characterized by percussion: »His piano Bach is in the approved lighter, percussive, and staccato style (Edward Tatnall Canby). –n. = percussion instrument. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
per|mis´sive|ness — per|mis|sive «puhr MIHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not forbidding; tending to permit; allowing: »a permissive attitude, permissive parents. Not a positive, but a permissive command (Henry More). A discussion of pragmatism was naturally… … Useful english dictionary
per|sua´sive|ness — per|sua|sive «puhr SWAY sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. able to persuade; fitted to persuade: »a persuasive argument, a persuasive smile. The salesman had a very persuasive way of talking. SYNONYM(S): moving, winning. –n. something adapted or … Useful english dictionary
un´per|sua´sive|ness — un|per|sua|sive «UHN puhr SWAY sihv», adjective. not persuasive; unable to persuade. –un´per|sua´sive|ly, adverb. –un´per|sua´sive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
per|cus´sive|ly — per|cus|sive «puhr KUHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characterized by percussion: »His piano Bach is in the approved lighter, percussive, and staccato style (Edward Tatnall Canby). –n. = percussion instrument. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
per|cus|sive — «puhr KUHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characterized by percussion: »His piano Bach is in the approved lighter, percussive, and staccato style (Edward Tatnall Canby). –n. = percussion instrument. (Cf. ↑percussion… … Useful english dictionary
per|mis´sive|ly — per|mis|sive «puhr MIHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not forbidding; tending to permit; allowing: »a permissive attitude, permissive parents. Not a positive, but a permissive command (Henry More). A discussion of pragmatism was naturally… … Useful english dictionary
per|mis|sive — «puhr MIHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not forbidding; tending to permit; allowing: »a permissive attitude, permissive parents. Not a positive, but a permissive command (Henry More). A discussion of pragmatism was naturally related to their… … Useful english dictionary
per|sua´sive|ly — per|sua|sive «puhr SWAY sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. able to persuade; fitted to persuade: »a persuasive argument, a persuasive smile. The salesman had a very persuasive way of talking. SYNONYM(S): moving, winning. –n. something adapted or … Useful english dictionary
per|sua|sive — «puhr SWAY sihv, zihv», adjective, noun. –adj. able to persuade; fitted to persuade: »a persuasive argument, a persuasive smile. The salesman had a very persuasive way of talking. SYNONYM(S): moving, winning. –n. something adapted or intended to… … Useful english dictionary
