Convincing ppl. a.

[f. as prec. + -ING².] That convinces; † a. that convicts, proves guilty, etc. (obs.); b. that brings conviction to the mind.

1624.  Bp. Mountagu, Gagg, x. 75. Your texts are not expresse, they are not evictive, nor convincing.

1749.  Fielding, Tom Jones, VIII. xiv. This convincing experience.

1885.  F. Temple, Relat. Relig. & Sci., iii. 83. Convincing proof that men possess a common nature.