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DECIDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Recognizable; marked
Example:
at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
Synonyms:
decided; distinct
Classified under:
Similar:
definite (precise; explicit and clearly defined)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb decide
Context examples:
Her mother has spoken to me about it, and we have decided that I am to lock the door of our room every night.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Beauty Smith decided that the snow was the safest place for him, and lay where he had fallen, making no effort to get up.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
“When you go out close the door, for there is a decided draught.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
On the question of whether she had been shot or had shot herself, he would not venture to express any decided opinion.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The team decided to investigate further.
(ESO Telescope Reveals What Could be the Smallest Dwarf Planet Yet in the Solar System, ESO)
Quick and decided in her ways, Emma lost no time in inviting, encouraging, and telling her to come very often; and as their acquaintance increased, so did their satisfaction in each other.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
They decided to experiment with the electrical charge of the defect.
(Key Tech for Quantum Communications Offered by Implanting Diamonds with Flaws, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Again and again his word has decided the national policy.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Alleyne scarce saw his way to argue in the face of so decided an opinion on the part of a high dignitary of the Church.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“We decided we should have this reaction occur outside of the body in a plant, an example of the ‘green liver’ concept,” Stuart Strand, Ph.D. explained.
(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
