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 June 6, 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. 6 Jun. 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 6 June 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L3STD9JEFD5GVA6.