Meaning of DECISIVE
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- [adj] forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
- [adj] determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
- [adj] characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
- [adj] unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
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| | Synonyms: | | conclusive, critical, crucial, deciding(a), definite, determinant, determinative, determining(a), fatal, fateful, important, peremptory, resolute, unhesitating |
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| | Definition: | | \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cisif. See {Decision}.]
1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or
controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;
final; conclusive. ``A decisive, irrevocable doom.''
--Bates. ``Decisive campaign.'' --Macaulay. ``Decisive
proof.'' --Hallam.
2. Marked by promptness and decision.
A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive
character. --J. Foster.
Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See {Decided}. --
{De*ci"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, n.
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