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DECISIVELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an indisputable degree

Example:

the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

decisive (unmistakable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With finality; conclusively

Example:

the voted settled the argument decisively

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

indecisively (without finality; inconclusively)

Pertainym:

decisive (determining or having the power to determine an outcome)

Sense 3

Meaning:

With firmness

Example:

'I will come along,' she said decisively

Synonyms:

decisively; resolutely

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

indecisively (lacking firmness or resoluteness)

Pertainym:

decisive (characterized by decision and firmness)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

He shrugged his shoulders. "I know nothing whatever about mechanics," he said decisively.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

"It's a bitch," said Tom decisively. "Here's your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)