unpersuasive

adjective

un·​per·​sua·​sive ˌən-pər-ˈswā-siv How to pronounce unpersuasive (audio)
-ziv
: not able or tending to persuade : not persuasive
an unpersuasive argument
unpersuasively adverb

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His shockingly vile interview with Anderson Cooper, where his brief and unpersuasive show of remorse leads into a diatribe against Johnson, adds fuel to the fire, but Shelly’s sneaky use of a cognitive test to expose his dementia gives her the edge in court. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 July 2024 For several reasons, the defendants also contend Fubo’s reliance on Columbia Pictures is distorted and unpersuasive. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024 But the court disagreed, finding unpersuasive the evidence of Golden Rice’s safety presented by government attorneys defending the permit. Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 May 2024 Cannon dismissed the unanimous Nixon precedent as non-binding, unpersuasive dicta that could be airbrushed out of the Supreme Court’s opinion. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpersuasive 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1651, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unpersuasive was circa 1651

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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpersuasive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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