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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Decisive \De*ci*sive\, adjective [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}, adverb -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
decisively
adverb
1: with firmness; "'I will come along,' she said decisively" [syn: {resolutely}] [ant: {indecisively}]
2: with finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument decisively" [ant: {indecisively}]
3: in an indisputable degree; "the Fisher act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay"
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