1 very important for the final result of a particular situation:
a decisive factor / victory / battle * Climate was a decisive factor in establishing where the tournament should be held. * She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations. * a decisive step (= an important action that will change a situation) towards a cleaner environment
2 able to decide sth quickly and with confidence:
decisive management * The government must take decisive action on gun control.
compareINDECISIVE
decisively adverb:
She shook her head decisively.
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Is decisive a noun, verb, or something else?
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