convincing
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Adjective[edit]
convincing (comparative more convincing, superlative most convincing)
- Effective as proof or evidence.
- Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
- November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]
- While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.
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effective as proof or evidence
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Verb[edit]
convincing
- present participle and gerund of convince
Noun[edit]
convincing (countable and uncountable, plural convincings)
- The process by which somebody is convinced.
- 2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking, page 2:
- Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.