DECISIVE
\dɪsˈa͡ɪsɪv], \dɪsˈaɪsɪv], \d_ɪ_s_ˈaɪ_s_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of DECISIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
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characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
By Princeton University
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determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
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characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
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Marked by promptness and decision.
By Oddity Software
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Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
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Marked by promptness and decision.
By Noah Webster.
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Final; conclusive; as, a decisive victory; prompt; positive; determined.
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Decisively.
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Decisiveness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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