UNPERSUADABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unpersuadable mean? 

• UNPERSUADABLE (adjective)
  The adjective UNPERSUADABLE has 1 sense:

1. not susceptible to persuasion

  Familiarity information: UNPERSUADABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNPERSUADABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not susceptible to persuasion

Synonyms:

unpersuadable; unsuasible

Similar:

insusceptible; unsusceptible (not susceptible to)

 Context examples 

Miss Bates was obliged to return without success; Jane was quite unpersuadable; the mere proposal of going out seemed to make her worse.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Anne was now at hand to take up her own cause, and the sincerity of her manner being soon sufficient to convince him, where conviction was at least very agreeable, he had no farther scruples as to her being left to dine alone, though he still wanted her to join them in the evening, when the child might be at rest for the night, and kindly urged her to let him come and fetch her, but she was quite unpersuadable; and this being the case, she had ere long the pleasure of seeing them set off together in high spirits.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

The unpersuadable point, which he did not mention, Emma guessed to be good behaviour to his father.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Emma could not suppose any such thing, knowing as she did, that both the Mr. Knightleys were as unpersuadable on that article as herself;—and two basins only were ordered.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)