convincing

Etymology

adj

  1. Effective as proof or evidence.
    Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
    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. November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of convince

noun

  1. The process by which somebody is convinced.
    Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced. 2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking, page 2

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