American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Decisive

DECI’SIVE, a.

1. Having the power or quality of determining a question, doubt, or any subject of deliberation; final; conclusive; putting an end to controversy; as, the opinion of the court is decisive of the question.

2. Having the power of determining a contest or event; as, the victory of the allies was decisive.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Decisive," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed March 24, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L3STD9JEFD5GVA6.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Decisive." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 24 Mar. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L3STD9JEFD5GVA6.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Decisive' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 24 March 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L3STD9JEFD5GVA6.