Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decisive"
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) 1.7 (wn)
decisive
adj 1: determining or having the power to determine an outcome;
"cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive
influence" [ant: {indecisive}]
2: unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
3: characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive
young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave
him a decisive answer" [ant: {indecisive}]
4: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis;
"a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
[syn: {critical}]
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