Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Incapable of being persuaded or influenced by motives urged.
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- adjective Not
persuadable .
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- adjective not susceptible to persuasion
Etymologies
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Examples
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Acknowledgement of this reality should strengthen Iranians 'belief in the effectiveness of persuasion in making allies of even the most seemingly unpersuadable members of society by focusing not on threats and intimidation, but reason and incentives.
Sam Sedaei: Hope For Iranians in the French Torture Game 2010
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It appears that 26 Democrats who voted “no” last time will almost be unpersuadable.
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FOX's power lies not in its audience size -- which is puny and consists mostly of unpersuadable voters. this coming from moveon. and kos agrees! lmao.
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FOX's power lies not in its audience size -- which is puny and consists mostly of unpersuadable voters.
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I think it's admirable to want to believe in hope, but hope can really only take you so far, when you're going up against people who are not only unpersuadable, but who view you as the enemy in a war.
In An Interview With TPM, Krugman Ramps Up Case Against Obama 2009
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FOX's power lies not in its audience size -- which is puny and consists mostly of unpersuadable voters.
MoveOn 2009
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If Obama were elected president and became a god-awful one, these people would be like the unpersuadable hard cores who still stick by Bush.
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FOX's power lies not in its audience size – which is puny and consists mostly of unpersuadable voters.
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Nick embraced her, laughing, and she felt unpersuadable in his arms.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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Nick embraced her, laughing, and she felt unpersuadable in his arms.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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