un-convincing
sɪŋ adjective
1.
persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.
2.
appearing worthy of belief; plausible: The excuse was not convincing.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | credible or plausible |
| 2. | chiefly law persuading by evidence or argument |
| convincingly | |
| —adv | |
| convincingness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
convince
1530, "to overcome in argument," from L. convincere "to overcome decisively," from com- intensive prefix + vincere "to conquer" (see victor). Meaning "to firmly persuade" is from c.1600. Related: Convinced (pp. adj., 1680s); convincing (1610s); convincingly (1640s).
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