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unconvincing

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English convincing English unconvincing From un- + convincing.

  1. not convincing, plausible or believable

    Near-synonym: uncompelling

    He gave me an unconvincing explanation of the fault, but I have my doubts.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English convincing English unconvincing From un- + convincing.

  1. present participle and gerund of unconvince