decisiveadj.n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsʌɪsɪv/, U.S.

/dəˈsaɪsɪv/,

/diˈsaɪsɪv/

Forms: 1500s–1700s decisiue, 1600s– decisive.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French decisif; Latin decisivus.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French decisif, French décisif definitive, conclusive (1413), (of a person or action) resolute, determined (1652, in the passage translated in quot. 1658 at sense A. 2, or earlier), that shows authority (1689), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin decisivus definitive, conclusive (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin dēcīs- , past participial stem of dēcīdere decide v.¹ + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Spanish decisivo (a1551).With senses A. 1b and A. 2, compare slightly earlier decisively adv. 1b, decisively adv. 2 respectively.

A. adj.

a. That decides (a controversy, contest, etc.) conclusively or finally; determinative. Cf. deciding adj.

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

1584 R. Cosin Answer to Two Fyrst & Principall Treat. i. App. 208 They allow them a voice consultatiue, but not decisiue, in their church gouernement.

1633 E. Kellett Misc. Divinitie i. viii. 157 The judgement of the Scripture and Creed is onely authentick, and perfectly decisive. And if we could exactly hit on the true meaning, all differences were quickly at an end.

1660 J. Tombes Romanism Discussed ii. 52 The councils determinations..shewed that they judged themselves to have decisive power without the Pope.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 255 Notions..unsupported by decisive experiments.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. vii. 260 Tisamenus was slain in the decisive battle.

1892 L. W. Cave in Law Times Rep. 67 199/2 The case..is really decisive of the point raised.

1951 R. Geiger in T. F. Malone Compend. Meteorol. 993/2 Whether a plant is located in an open field or at the north side of a large boulder..is a decisive factor with respect to the conditions affecting its growth.

1989 N.Y. Times 27 Oct. a1 While some Administration officials say they are convinced that Israel is helping South Africa develop its new missile, one official said there is no decisive proof.

2001 World Soccer Mar. 61/4 Radzinski helped to repay the club's faith in him when scoring the decisive goal in their 4–2 extra-time win over Anderlecht.

b. Distinct; marked, pronounced; unmistakable; = decided adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective]

wislyc1000

sickera1225

firm1377

unfailingc1400

decided1439

suredc1450

sure1470

infirmat1487

delivered1499

fast and sure1528

undeceivablea1535

undoubteda1535

certainc1540

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

constant1611

positivea1616

square1632

formal1635

unapocryphal1644

inconditional1646

inconditionate1654

undeceitful1673

unshakeable1677

unproblematic1683

unprecarious1688

unerring1697

safe1788

hard1791

unproblematical1792

decisive1800

dead-on1889

hands down1900

1800 Dramatic Censor Oct. 154 (note) The mottos prefixed..are not selected at random, without meaning or design; but have a decisive and immediate reference, either to the general tenor of the publication, or to strong existing circumstances.

1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism ii. 38 A decisive leaning toward what is most simple and intelligible.

1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope iii. 71 The sustained vivacity and emphasis of the style give it [sc. Pope's Iliad] a decisive superiority over its rivals.

1929 Washington Post 13 Jan. 14 The decided and decisive trend of golf toward youth is a subject which no longer causes the sports world to marvel.

1967 A. H. Cottrell Introd. Metall. xx. 373 Decisive progress [in the heat-treatment of steel] came only after the development of the technique of isothermal transformation.

2005 Sun (Nexis) 12 Aug. I watched Scotland in Italy recently and the team has shown a decisive improvement.

2. Characterized by decision or determination; resolute, determined; (also) able to make up one's mind; not indecisive. Cf. decided adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective]

stallc1275

unflichinga1340

adviseda1393

affirmed1440

constant1481

resolved1518

resolute1522

well-settled?1532

ratified1533

unbashed1536

bent1548

well-resolved1565

unabashed1571

determinate1587

undaunted1587

peremptory1589

confirmed1594

decretal1608

pight1608

intent1610

definitivea1616

unshrinkinga1616

naylessa1618

pitched1642

decisive1658

martyrly1659

certain1667

fell1667

decretory1674

martyrial1678

decretorian1679

invariable1696

unflinching1728

hell-bent1731

decided1767

determined1773

iron-headed1787

adamantine1788

unwincing1802

stick-at-nothing1805

adamant1816

hard-set1818

rock-like1833

bound1844

do-or-die1851

unbased1860

focused1888

capable de tout1899

purposive1903

go-for-broke1946

hard rock1947

take-no-shit1992

1658 E. S. tr. J.-B. Saint-Jure Holy Life De Renty iii. ii. 173 Monsieur Renty.., dispatching more business in one half hour, than others would have done in many days.., and withall, very quick and decisive [Fr. decisif].

1694 tr. N. Rémond des Cours True Conduct Persons of Quality xlix. 123 The only way to undeceive 'em, is not to reject their Opinion with Contempt, and to dress up the Authors in Fools Coats, nor to speak huffingly, and with a decisive Air.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vii. 256 To determine at once, with a decisive Air.

1794 B. Porteus Serm. Several Subj. II. xvi. 355 You must be decisive and immoveable in the plan you have formed.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. v. 72 The sergeant, a decisive man, ordered that the sound should not be answered.

1870 F. M. Müller Chips (ed. 2) III. iii. 68 The age..was not an age of decisive thought or decisive action.

1936 Spectator 12 June 1068/1 On the main issue the Foreign Secretary was decisive.

1969 Southern Florist & Nurseryman 7 Mar. 14/3 The customer of indecision is told to browse while more decisive customers are waited on.

2009 N.Y. Mag. 30 Mar. 20/2 The administration so far has badly mishandled the banking crisis... It's dithered, dawdled, and dinked around instead of delivering bold, decisive action.

B. n.

1. Something that brings about or constitutes a decision or conclusion. Now rare and chiefly Baseball: a run which determines the outcome of a game.

ΚΠ

1675 G. Harvey Dis. of London vii. 114 Upon this praeliminated Explication a decisive touching the controversie in Par. vii. may easily be attempted.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §64 63 The Roman Catholic Peers were so many, as, nearly, if not wholly, made a Decisive, for they went altogether as one Man.

1870 Temple Bar Aug. 109 Since the ‘Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World’ were first published..I have received many suggestions as to other battles, that might be included in the catalogue of ‘Decisives’.

1874 A. C. Rogers Sketches Representative Men, North & South 573 The utterances of men in very high places, who, puffed up with their success, utter oracular decisives which are often sheer talk without thought.

1929 Washington Post 3 Sept. 17 (headline) Hull's single decisive in 10th... Calvin Hull hit and pitched the Fire Department Baseball team to a thrilling 12 to 11 victory over the Police Nine.

1978 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 19 July e1/2 He's been credited with four ‘decisive RBI’ [= runs batted in] so far this season..the four ‘decisives’ places him right on schedule for eight for the year.

2. A person who is decisive (sense A. 2).

ΚΠ

1977 Accounting Rev. 52 650/1 Decisives, compared to Flexibles, Integratives and a combination of all others, showed a significant difference in the average number of variables utilized in the decision process.

1994 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 16 Dec. a4/2 To the Decisives, all Christmas trees are created more or less equal. They assume that the first or second tree they see is probably as good as the 90th or 100th will be, so why keep looking?

2008 J. L. Bess & J. R. Dee Understanding College & University Organization II. v. 645 Decisives excel in making operational decisions, and integratives are effective with tactical decisions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	decisive
释义	decisiveadj.n. Brit. /dᵻˈsʌɪsɪv/, U.S. /dəˈsaɪsɪv/, /diˈsaɪsɪv/ Forms: 1500s–1700s decisiue, 1600s– decisive. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French decisif; Latin decisivus. Etymology: < (i) Middle French decisif, French décisif definitive, conclusive (1413), (of a person or action) resolute, determined (1652, in the passage translated in quot. 1658 at sense A. 2, or earlier), that shows authority (1689), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin decisivus definitive, conclusive (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin dēcīs- , past participial stem of dēcīdere decide v.¹ + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Spanish decisivo (a1551).With senses A. 1b and A. 2, compare slightly earlier decisively adv. 1b, decisively adv. 2 respectively. A. adj. 1. a. That decides (a controversy, contest, etc.) conclusively or finally; determinative. Cf. deciding adj. 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 1584 R. Cosin Answer to Two Fyrst & Principall Treat. i. App. 208 They allow them a voice consultatiue, but not decisiue, in their church gouernement. 1633 E. Kellett Misc. Divinitie i. viii. 157 The judgement of the Scripture and Creed is onely authentick, and perfectly decisive. And if we could exactly hit on the true meaning, all differences were quickly at an end. 1660 J. Tombes Romanism Discussed ii. 52 The councils determinations..shewed that they judged themselves to have decisive power without the Pope. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 255 Notions..unsupported by decisive experiments. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. vii. 260 Tisamenus was slain in the decisive battle. 1892 L. W. Cave in Law Times Rep. 67 199/2 The case..is really decisive of the point raised. 1951 R. Geiger in T. F. Malone Compend. Meteorol. 993/2 Whether a plant is located in an open field or at the north side of a large boulder..is a decisive factor with respect to the conditions affecting its growth. 1989 N.Y. Times 27 Oct. a1 While some Administration officials say they are convinced that Israel is helping South Africa develop its new missile, one official said there is no decisive proof. 2001 World Soccer Mar. 61/4 Radzinski helped to repay the club's faith in him when scoring the decisive goal in their 4–2 extra-time win over Anderlecht. b. Distinct; marked, pronounced; unmistakable; = decided adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] wislyc1000 sickera1225 firm1377 unfailingc1400 decided1439 suredc1450 sure1470 infirmat1487 delivered1499 fast and sure1528 undeceivablea1535 undoubteda1535 certainc1540 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 constant1611 positivea1616 square1632 formal1635 unapocryphal1644 inconditional1646 inconditionate1654 undeceitful1673 unshakeable1677 unproblematic1683 unprecarious1688 unerring1697 safe1788 hard1791 unproblematical1792 decisive1800 dead-on1889 hands down1900 1800 Dramatic Censor Oct. 154 (note) The mottos prefixed..are not selected at random, without meaning or design; but have a decisive and immediate reference, either to the general tenor of the publication, or to strong existing circumstances. 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism ii. 38 A decisive leaning toward what is most simple and intelligible. 1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope iii. 71 The sustained vivacity and emphasis of the style give it [sc. Pope's Iliad] a decisive superiority over its rivals. 1929 Washington Post 13 Jan. 14 The decided and decisive trend of golf toward youth is a subject which no longer causes the sports world to marvel. 1967 A. H. Cottrell Introd. Metall. xx. 373 Decisive progress [in the heat-treatment of steel] came only after the development of the technique of isothermal transformation. 2005 Sun (Nexis) 12 Aug. I watched Scotland in Italy recently and the team has shown a decisive improvement. 2. Characterized by decision or determination; resolute, determined; (also) able to make up one's mind; not indecisive. Cf. decided adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] stallc1275 unflichinga1340 adviseda1393 affirmed1440 constant1481 resolved1518 resolute1522 well-settled?1532 ratified1533 unbashed1536 bent1548 well-resolved1565 unabashed1571 determinate1587 undaunted1587 peremptory1589 confirmed1594 decretal1608 pight1608 intent1610 definitivea1616 unshrinkinga1616 naylessa1618 pitched1642 decisive1658 martyrly1659 certain1667 fell1667 decretory1674 martyrial1678 decretorian1679 invariable1696 unflinching1728 hell-bent1731 decided1767 determined1773 iron-headed1787 adamantine1788 unwincing1802 stick-at-nothing1805 adamant1816 hard-set1818 rock-like1833 bound1844 do-or-die1851 unbased1860 focused1888 capable de tout1899 purposive1903 go-for-broke1946 hard rock1947 take-no-shit1992 1658 E. S. tr. J.-B. Saint-Jure Holy Life De Renty iii. ii. 173 Monsieur Renty.., dispatching more business in one half hour, than others would have done in many days.., and withall, very quick and decisive [Fr. decisif]. 1694 tr. N. Rémond des Cours True Conduct Persons of Quality xlix. 123 The only way to undeceive 'em, is not to reject their Opinion with Contempt, and to dress up the Authors in Fools Coats, nor to speak huffingly, and with a decisive Air. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vii. 256 To determine at once, with a decisive Air. 1794 B. Porteus Serm. Several Subj. II. xvi. 355 You must be decisive and immoveable in the plan you have formed. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. v. 72 The sergeant, a decisive man, ordered that the sound should not be answered. 1870 F. M. Müller Chips (ed. 2) III. iii. 68 The age..was not an age of decisive thought or decisive action. 1936 Spectator 12 June 1068/1 On the main issue the Foreign Secretary was decisive. 1969 Southern Florist & Nurseryman 7 Mar. 14/3 The customer of indecision is told to browse while more decisive customers are waited on. 2009 N.Y. Mag. 30 Mar. 20/2 The administration so far has badly mishandled the banking crisis... It's dithered, dawdled, and dinked around instead of delivering bold, decisive action. B. n. 1. Something that brings about or constitutes a decision or conclusion. Now rare and chiefly Baseball: a run which determines the outcome of a game. ΚΠ 1675 G. Harvey Dis. of London vii. 114 Upon this praeliminated Explication a decisive touching the controversie in Par. vii. may easily be attempted. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §64 63 The Roman Catholic Peers were so many, as, nearly, if not wholly, made a Decisive, for they went altogether as one Man. 1870 Temple Bar Aug. 109 Since the ‘Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World’ were first published..I have received many suggestions as to other battles, that might be included in the catalogue of ‘Decisives’. 1874 A. C. Rogers Sketches Representative Men, North & South 573 The utterances of men in very high places, who, puffed up with their success, utter oracular decisives which are often sheer talk without thought. 1929 Washington Post 3 Sept. 17 (headline) Hull's single decisive in 10th... Calvin Hull hit and pitched the Fire Department Baseball team to a thrilling 12 to 11 victory over the Police Nine. 1978 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 19 July e1/2 He's been credited with four ‘decisive RBI’ [= runs batted in] so far this season..the four ‘decisives’ places him right on schedule for eight for the year. 2. A person who is decisive (sense A. 2). ΚΠ 1977 Accounting Rev. 52 650/1 Decisives, compared to Flexibles, Integratives and a combination of all others, showed a significant difference in the average number of variables utilized in the decision process. 1994 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 16 Dec. a4/2 To the Decisives, all Christmas trees are created more or less equal. They assume that the first or second tree they see is probably as good as the 90th or 100th will be, so why keep looking? 2008 J. L. Bess & J. R. Dee Understanding College & University Organization II. v. 645 Decisives excel in making operational decisions, and integratives are effective with tactical decisions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1584
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