decisively
Americanadverb
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in a way that settles a matter and puts an end to debate or speculation.
The question, "Do habitable conditions for life exist elsewhere in the galaxy?" has been decisively answered in the affirmative.
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in a firm and resolute way, without wavering.
The Executive Office must be able to move quickly and decisively to preserve endangered ecosystems, history, or prehistory on federal land.
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in a clear or definite way; indisputably.
She has not only decisively beaten but ended the political career of every candidate who ran against her.
Other Word Forms
- nondecisively adverb
- predecisively adverb
Etymology
Origin of decisively
Example Sentences
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“In most U.S. counties, the cost of buying a home has pulled decisively away from what local incomes can support,” Fed researchers wrote.
From MarketWatch
On the macro front, there are geopolitical tensions, which can quickly and decisively sway travel demand.
GEM's research also found that just a small fraction of wind and solar growth came from rich G7 countries, with the "centre of gravity" now shifting "decisively toward emerging and developing economies."
From Barron's
What to watch: confirmation via improving margins, revisions momentum turning decisively positive, and a breakout in technicals to validate the recovery narrative.
From Barron's
Prices stop falling, but they also fail to rebound decisively.
From MarketWatch
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