assuasively en · ADV
Etymology
From assuasive + -ly.
Meanings
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In a soothing manner.
So then he more or less unavoidably had to pat her on the shoulder assuasively, smiling down.
1978, W. M. Spackman, An Armful of Warm Girl, New York: Knopf, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most assuasively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more assuasively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |