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   De·ci·sive

   /dəˈsīsiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. settling an issue; producing a definite result: "the Supreme Court voided the statute by a decisive 7–2 vote" Similar decidingconclusivedeterminingfinalsettlingkeypivotalcriticalcrucialmomentoussignificantinfluentialimportantmajorchiefprincipalprimeparamountOpposite insignificant
   • ▪ (of a person) having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. Similar resolutefirmstrong-mindedstrong-willeddetermineddoggedpurposefulforcefulemphaticdead setunhesitatingunwaveringunswervingunfalteringunyieldingunbendinginflexibleunmalleableunshakeableunrelentingobdurateobstinatestubbornintransigentrock-ribbedrare:indurateOpposite indecisive

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French décisif, -ive, from medieval Latin decisivus, from decis- ‘determined’, from the verb decidere (see decide).

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