Bible Dictionaries
Dissuasive

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice.

(2):

(n.) A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dissuasive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dissuasive.html. 1828.