cajolery
1Cajolery — Ca*jol er*y, n.; pl. {Cajoleries}. A wheedling to delude; words used in cajoling; flattery. Infamous cajoleries. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] …
2cajolery — index bribery, instigation, persuasion, seduction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3cajolery — 1640s, from Fr. cajolerie persuasion by flattery (16c.), from cajoler (see CAJOLE (Cf. cajole)) …
4cajolery — cajole ► VERB ▪ persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. DERIVATIVES cajolery noun. ORIGIN French cajoler …
5cajolery — noun see cajole …
6cajolery — /keuh joh leuh ree/, n., pl. cajoleries. persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing. [1640 50; < F cajolerie. See CAJOLE, ERY] * * * …
7cajolery — noun cajolement …
8cajolery — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. palaver, persuasion, coaxing. see flattery …
9cajolery — ca jol·er·y || lÉ™rɪ n. flattery, persuasion; temptation, enticement …
10cajolery — n. 1. Flattery, wheedling, fawning, coaxing, adulation, blandishment, blarney. 2. Deceit, deception, imposture, imposition …
