- 1. a. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. Source: opted
- 2. a. Marked by promptness and decision. Source: opted
- 3. adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. unmistakable Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. characterized by decision and firmness Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis Source: wordnet
- 7. 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. Source: webster
- 8. j:100 a. determining or having the power to determine an outcome s. unmistakable a. characterized by decision and firmness Source: ecdict
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