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Definitions for cajolery
ca·jol·e·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
blandishment, cajolery, palavernoun
flattery intended to persuade
Wiktionary
cajolerynoun
cajolement
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cajolerynoun
Flattery.
Etymology: cajolerie, Fr.
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cajolery
Cajolery is the act of persuading someone to do something through flattery, coaxing, or making use of deceptive and manipulative tactics. It involves the use of insincere and smooth talk in order to convince someone to agree to something or behave in a particular way.
Webster Dictionary
Cajolerynoun
a wheedling to delude; words used in cajoling; flattery
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cajolery in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cajolery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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