decisively

decisively
    adv 1: with firmness; "`I will come along,' she said decisively"
           [syn: {decisively}, {resolutely}] [ant: {indecisively}]
    2: with finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument
       decisively" [ant: {indecisively}]
    3: in an indisputable degree; "the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively
       raised their status and pay"
    

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.
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   2. Marked by promptness and decision.
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            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.
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