- influenced or persuaded to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc.: A coaxed cat will make itself comfortable in your lap for a while, but a forced one will flat out refuse.
- obtained by gentle urging, sweet talk, flattery, etc.: The hotel owner eventually offered us a coaxed apology after much back and forth about the lack of cleanliness.
- the simple past tense and past participle of coax1.
