Definition of decisive
1
: having the power or quality of deciding
The council president cast the decisive vote. a decisive battle
2
: resolute, determined
a decisive manner decisive leaders a decisive editor
3
: unmistakable, unquestionable
a decisive superiority
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The first known use of decisive was in 1584
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