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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [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}, adv -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decisiveness n 1: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" [syn: {decision}] [ant: {indecisiveness}, {indecisiveness}] 2: the quality of being final or definitely settled: "the finality of death" [syn: {finality}, {conclusiveness}] [ant: {inconclusiveness}]
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