Definition of Decided

1. Adjective. Recognizable; marked. "At a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

Exact synonyms: Distinct
Similar to: Definite
Derivative terms: Distinctness

Definition of Decided

1. a. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage.

Definition of Decided

1. decide [v] - See also: decide

Medical Definition of Decided

1. 1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. "A more decided taste for science." 2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion or purpose. Synonym: Decided, Decisive. We call a thing decisive when it has the power or quality of deciding; as, a decisive battle; we speak of it as decided when it is so fully settled as to leave no room for doubt; as, a decided preference, a decided aversion. Hence, a decided victory is one about which there is no question; a decisive victory is one which ends the contest. Decisive is applied only to things; as, a decisive sentence, a decisive decree, a decisive judgment. Decided is applied equally to persons and things. Thus we speak of a man as decided in his whole of conduct; and as having a decided disgust, or a decided reluctance, to certain measures. "A politic caution, a guarded circumspection, were among the ruling principles of our forefathers in their most decided conduct." . "The sentences of superior judges are final, decisive, and irrevocable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decided

dechlorinations
dechloruration
decholesterolization
deci-
deciare
deciares
decibel
decibel
decibels
decibels
decidabilities
decidability
decidable
decide
decided (current term)
decided (current term)
decidedly
decidedness
decidednesses
decider
deciders
decides
deciding
deciding(a)
decidua
decidua
deciduae
decidual
decidual
decidual cast

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