assuasive adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Mild, soothing.If in the Breast tumultuous Joys arise, Musick her soft, assuasive Voice applies; Or when the Soul is press’d with Cares Exalts her in enlivening Airs. — 1713 noun1 •(no longer used) Anything that soothes.[…] the heat of the sun operates in all its vigour, without an assuasive to mitigate its force. — 1808 formsassuasives · more assuasive · most assuasive