† convincentadj.
Obsolete.
Convincing.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective]
forcible1573
convincent1613
proofful1631
convictive1634
convincible1647
coercive1650
convincivea1657
evident1709
convincing1749
psychagogical1822
psychagogic1846
1613 J. Salkeld Treat. Angels 215 I adde another [reason] more convincent, taken out of Aquinas.
a1640 T. Jackson Wks. VII. 110 I see no convincent argument to persuade me.
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