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English Dictionary: decisively	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for decisively
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decisively adv with firmness; "`I will come along,' she said decisively" Synonym(s): decisively, resolutely Antonym(s): indecisively with finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument decisively" Antonym(s): indecisively in an indisputable degree; "the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decisive \Decisive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]cisif. See {Decision}.] 1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. [bd]A decisive, irrevocable doom.[b8] --Bates. [bd]Decisive campaign.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]Decisive proof.[b8] --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}. -- {Deci"sively}, adv. -- {Deci"siveness}, n.