decisive
pronunciation
How to pronounce decisive in British English:
UK [dɪˈsaɪsɪv]
How to pronounce decisive in American English:
US [dɪˈsaɪsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- unmistakable
- characterized by decision and firmness
- forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
Word Origin
- decisive (adj.)
- 1610s, from Medieval Latin decisivus, from Latin decis-, past participle stem of decidere (see decide). Related: Decisively; decisiveness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. They are often decisive in colombian elections .
- 2. By far the most decisive action was over greece .
- 3. His was the decisive 60th vote for the bill in the 100-seat senate .
- 4. But to take them as decisive factors may lead to future regrets .
- 5. The lesson of every big banking crisis in recent history is that rapid and decisive government action to clean up balance-sheets results in a quicker recovery and smaller long-term damage to the public purse .