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Definition of Decisive

1. Adjective. Determining or having the power to determine an outcome. "Two factors had a decisive influence"

2. Adjective. Unmistakable. "Had a decisive lead in the polls"

3. Adjective. Characterized by decision and firmness. "She gave him a decisive answer"

4. Adjective. Forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis. "The critical test"

Definition of Decisive

1. a. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

Definition of Decisive

1. Adjective. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. ¹

2. Adjective. Marked by promptness and decision. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Decisive

1. conclusive [adj] - See also: conclusive

Medical Definition of Decisive

1. 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." 2. Marked by promptness and decision. "A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character." (J. Foster) Synonym: Decided, positive, conclusive. See Decided. Deci"sively, Deci"siveness. Origin: Cf. F. Decisif. See Decision. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decisive

decision support techniques decision table decision theory decision tree decision trees decisional decisioned decisioning decisionism decisionist

decisionists decisionmaker decisionmakers decisionmaking decisions decisive (current term) decisive factor decisively decisiveness decisivenesses

decisory decistere decisteres decitabine decitizenize decitizenized decitizenizes decitizenizing decivilise decivilised

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