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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Marked by promptness and decision.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decisiveness
n 1: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of
character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" [syn:
{decisiveness}, {decision}] [ant: {indecision},
{indecisiveness}]
2: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the
finality of death" [syn: {finality}, {conclusiveness},
{decisiveness}] [ant: {inconclusiveness}]
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