definitive

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    clearly defined or formulated
    of recognized authority or excellence
    supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

Word Origin

definitive (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French definitif (12c.), from Latin definitivus "explanatory, definitive," from past participle stem of definire (see define). Related: Definitively.

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adj.

tentative

Example

1. The definitive studies showing it worked were published in 2006 .
2. This elementary and definitive aspect of the adventure constitutes the absurd feeling .
3. Defects in the company 's equipment were becoming common and their opponents were becoming deft at providing definitive deductive evidence that the company should be shut down .
4. A definitive bank clean-up framework and clarity on sources of capital should top friday 's cabinet agenda .
5. He lays out both sides of the argument , but steps back from offering a definitive judgment .

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