decisive
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
Adjective
- Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
- decisive vote
- decisive battle
- In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to prove...
- Decided; definite; incontrovertible.
- decisive victory
- [F]abulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: […] - 1949, Joseph Campbell, “The Hero and the God”, in The Hero with a Thousand Faces:
- Marked by promptness and decision, resolute; without hesitation.
- decisive action
- a decisive person
- A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. - 1804, John Foster, Essays, in a Series of Letters:
Origin
From Middle French décisif, equivalent to decide + -ive.