coaxingly
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coax 1
(kōks)v. coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es
v.tr.
1. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.
2. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed the secret out of the child.
3. Obsolete To caress; fondle.
4. To move to or adjust toward a desired end: "A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly" (Natalie Angier).
v.intr.
To use persuasion or inducement.
[Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.]
coax′er n.
coax′ing·ly adv.
co·ax 2
(kō′ăks, kō-ăks′)n. Informal
A coaxial cable.
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| Adv. | 1. | coaxingly - in a cajoling manner; "`Come here,' she said coaxingly" |
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coaxingly
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coaxingly
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