Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not convincing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not convincing; not such as to convince or to impress seriously.
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- adjective not
convincing ,plausible orbelievable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not convincing
- adjective having a probability too low to inspire belief
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yes, it would be narcissistic, it would be Kate-bashing, it would contain unconvincing pleas of victimhood.
'Kate Plus Eight': What will Jon Gosselin do now? | EW.com 2009
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She drifted through the crowd, deep in unconvincing grief, prying for gossip and digging for scandal.
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"You are now claimimg that the data that tells us that the RNA World is at the core of life as we know it in unconvincing?"
The Memory Hole 2005
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I’m all for attacking ideas that don’t work, or aren’t worked out well enough, or as just plain unconvincing; I’m quite skeptical of both Woods’ and Smith’s ideas at times; but when the person rather than the idea gets attacked, it’s often because the attack on the argument isn’t strong enough.
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Sorry – but this is unconvincing from a moral or strategic point of view.)
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He speaks in a slow, measured monotone and comes off dispassionate and unconvincing, which is in total contrast to his unparalleled soaring oratory skills when addressing mass audiences.
Andy Ostroy: "Dude," Where's My President!? Andy Ostroy 2010
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He speaks in a slow, measured monotone and comes off dispassionate and unconvincing, which is in total contrast to his unparalleled soaring oratory skills when addressing mass audiences.
Andy Ostroy: "Dude," Where's My President!? Andy Ostroy 2010
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He speaks in a slow, measured monotone and comes off dispassionate and unconvincing, which is in total contrast to his unparalleled soaring oratory skills when addressing mass audiences.
Andy Ostroy: "Dude," Where's My President!? Andy Ostroy 2010
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He speaks in a slow, measured monotone and comes off dispassionate and unconvincing, which is in total contrast to his unparalleled soaring oratory skills when addressing mass audiences.
Andy Ostroy: "Dude," Where's My President!? Andy Ostroy 2010
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He speaks in a slow, measured monotone and comes off dispassionate and unconvincing, which is in total contrast to his unparalleled soaring oratory skills when addressing mass audiences.
Andy Ostroy: "Dude," Where's My President!? Andy Ostroy 2010
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