List of antonyms from "caesarian sections" to antonyms from "calculate roughly"


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Definition of the day : « cajolery »

  • As in persuasion : noun influencing to do, believe
  • As in seduction : noun enticement
  • As in blarney : noun flattery
  • As in soft soap : noun liquid soap
  • As in sweet talk : noun flattery for favor
  • As in palaver : noun empty talk
  • As in blandishment : noun flattery
  • As in compliment : noun praise, flattery
  • As in enticement : noun allurement; persuasion
  • As in flattery : noun false praise, compliments
Example sentences :
  • The day of mere repression is drawing to a close, the day of cajolery is at hand.
  • Extract from : « Socialism As It Is » by William English Walling
  • They can resist appeals to their dearest prejudices and all kinds of cajolery.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • That was demanded; ever offered in cajolery to encourage my pistol practice.
  • Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • John went back to the house with no concealment and no cajolery.
  • Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger
  • Stand off, sir; cajolery will not do your work any more than threats.
  • Extract from : « In the King's Name » by George Manville Fenn
  • This cajolery took effect, and the Widow Vereker's soul softened.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • The cajolery was foolish, if an end was in view; the repression inefficient.
  • Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
  • She was wholly feminine, and hence there was in her a trace of cajolery which she now used.
  • Extract from : « The Candidate » by Joseph Alexander Altsheler
  • Blinded by vanity, he was flattered and deceived by her cajolery.
  • Extract from : « Lachmi Bai Rani of Jhansi » by Michael White
  • He was a master of the arts alike of cajolery and intimidation.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 » by Albert J. Beveridge