† concludentadj.
Obsolete.
That ‘concludes’ a question or an opponent (see conclude v. 10, 4); conclusive, decisive, convincing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > conclusive, decisive
definitivec1386
evident1421
concludent1571
deciding1577
decisive1584
decretal1608
decisory1611
concluding1620
evictive1624
silencing1646
conclusive1649
decretory1674
decretorian1679
decisional1687
critical1753
crucial1830
clinching1873–4
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [adjective] > strong, valid, convincing
justa1413
pregnanta1425
well-disposedc1449
pregnablea1500
legitime1532
concludent1571
potent1609
solid1615
concluding1620
valida1648
valuable1647
conclusive1649
cogent1659
legitimate1774
well-taken1789
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] > conclusive, final
definitivec1386
last1509
peremptory1532
determinate1533
peremptorc1550
determined1561
concludent1571
finitive1593
concluding1620
conclusive1649
ultimate1688
undiscussible1860
unarguable1881
1571 E. Grindal Remains (1843) (modernized text) 327 I thought, when I read it, that his arguments were never concludent.
1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie iii. sig. Rrr3 A matter of strong presumption, if not demonstrably concludent.
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 447 Nor is a Proof said to be concludent, unless the Quality..annex'd be also prov'd.
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