assuasive
1Assuasive — As*sua sive, a. [From assuage, as if this were fr. a supposed L. assuadere to persuade to; or from E. pref. ad + suasive as in persuasive.] Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing. [R.] [1913 Webster] Music her soft assuasive voice applies. Pope.… …
2assuasive — index medicinal, narcotic, palliative (abating), remedial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3assuasive — (adj.) 1708, probably from ASSUME (Cf. assume) on model of PERSUASIVE (Cf. persuasive), etc …
4assuasive — [ə swā′siv] adj. [< ASSUAGE, after PERSUASIVE] soothing; allaying …
5assuasive drug — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6assuasive — adjective Date: 1708 soothing, calming …
7assuasive — /euh sway siv/, adj. soothing; alleviative. [1700 10; AS + (PER)SUASIVE] * * * …
8assuasive — adjective mild, soothing …
9assuasive — Synonyms and related words: alleviating, alleviative, altering, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, bounding, calmant, calmative, cathartic, cleansing, deadening, demulcent, dulling, easing, emollient, extenuating,… …
10assuasive — adj. calming, soothing …
