Meanings
comparative more decisively · superlative most decisively
- In a decisive manner.
The visitors rallied again though and struck decisively 16 minutes from time when Yaya Toure headed in the winner.
2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport1 more example
'In short,' concluded the parson, decisively smacking his leg with his switch, 'there's hardly such another family in England.'
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 6
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwith finality; conclusively
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan decisivament
- decisivamentin a decisive manner
French de manière décisive
- de manière décisivein a decisive manner
Hungarian döntően
- döntőenin a decisive manner
Italian decisivamente, decisamente
- decisivamentein a decisive manner
- decisamentein a decisive manner
Polish bezapelacyjnie
- bezapelacyjniein a decisive manner
Spanish decisivamente
- decisivamentein a decisive manner
Cite this entry
decisively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decisively
“decisively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decisively. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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