Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. "A decisive, irrevocable doom." Bates. "Decisive campaign." Macaulay. "Decisive proof." Hallam.
Marked by promptness and decision. A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. J. Foster.
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