单词 | pleaful |
释义 | pleafuladj. Originally: †that pleads powerfully; persuasive (obsolete). Later: full of pleas and entreaties. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [adjective] persuasiblea1425 persuasivec1487 persuadable1532 suading1557 persuasory1576 suasory1576 persuading1581 suasive1601 adamantic1605 inducing1606 inducive1611 inductious1620 flexanimous1621 pleaful1625 suasorian1646 psychagogical1822 psychagogic1846 1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas 12 So from his pleafull tongue falls cheering dew and aire. a1750 A. Hill Insolvent (1758) i. i. 10 The cause my client offers to your lordships Is in itself so pleaful, that it needs Nor eloquence, nor favour, in this court. 1955 W. de la Mare Beginning xi. 190 Plea-ful letters; indiscreet, passionate, aggrieved outpourings of the heart. 2002 New Republic (Nexis) 9 Dec. 2 Is he aware of how grating his pleaful moans and hopeful sighs have become? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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