Decisive Definition & Meaning
decisive
- adjective
- determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
- unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
- characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
- forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
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"Meet me at the fork in the road where lost souls get decisive"
Sage Francis — Crackpipes
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- What does decisive mean?
- determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls" characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer" forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
- What part of speech is decisive?
- Decisive is an adjective.
- How many definitions does decisive have?
- Decisive has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).