Meaning & use
Cajolery
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Persuasion through flattery, coaxing, or gentle deception rather than force or straightforward argument.
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No amount of cajolery could convince the toddler to eat his vegetables.
She got the extension through sheer cajolery, charming the strict professor.
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"Cajolery" comes from the French "cajoler," originally meaning to chatter like a caged bird, which evolved into the sense of sweet-talking someone.
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