convincingly

«convincingly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a way that makes people believe something is true or real — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (convincingly, more convincingly, most convincingly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Convincingly means in a way that makes people believe something is true or real. tree →

2) Convincingly also means clearly and with a big difference: «won convincingly». tree →

sense in the lessons

In drama and stories: an actor plays a part convincingly. In persuasive writing pupils argue convincingly. In sports reports: the team won convincingly. Phrases: «argue convincingly», «win convincingly».

examples

• She argued convincingly for a longer break time. tree →
• He acted the part of the wolf very convincingly. tree →
• Our team won convincingly, 6–1. tree →
• The robot moved convincingly like a real dog. tree →
• Write convincingly, with good reasons and examples. tree →
• He lied so convincingly that we almost believed him. tree →

note

Adjective: «convincing»; verb: «convince». Opposite: «unconvincingly». Trap: something said convincingly is not always true.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «convincingly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.