conclusive
adjective
serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing.
conclusively
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a word derived from
conclusive.
Example Sentences
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Brooks was 60 years old and had been in Angola prison for nearly two-thirds of his life when his legal team discovered a wealth of new evidence that appeared to conclusively prove his innocence.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
However, scientists had never conclusively demonstrated that the pigments contained no carbon at all.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Even though El Niño brings hotter and drier conditions to the north, researchers haven’t conclusively found it leads to larger or more frequent fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
While there is no clear-cut way to determine conclusively whether a stock is the most overbought stock in history, here’s what the numbers suggest about Sandisk.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
If this is so, does this mean that there isn’t enough statistical evidence to conclusively reject the hypothesis of immortality?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
