What is a dissuasive. [R.] This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories. Jeffrey called?
dissuasory — A dissuasive. [R.] This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories. Jeffrey. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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