decisivelyadv.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsʌɪsᵻvli/, U.S.

/dəˈsaɪsᵻvli/,

/diˈsaɪsᵻvli/

Forms: see decisive adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: decisive adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < decisive adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin decisive (c1550).With senses 1b, 2 compare slightly later decisive adj. 1b, decisive adj. 2 respectively.

a. Conclusively; so as to settle, determine, or resolve a controversy, contest, etc., beyond question or doubt; so as to bring to a final decision.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adverb] > conclusively

definitively1532

concludentlya1575

demonstrativelya1591

demonstrably1616

concludingly1640

decisively1643

deictically1659

conclusively1749

decidedly1779

critically1857

crucially1879

1643 S. Marshall Plea for Defensive Armes 14 The power of judging Causes and Crimes ultimately and decisively.

1691 A. Gavin Observ. Journy to Naples 187 The Popes..have decisively declared on this occasion, that the Woman is the Head of the Man, and who upon this account is bound to yield Obedience to her.

1757 W. Watson in Philos. Trans. 1756 (Royal Soc.) 49 491 I..cannot determine decisively about it, till the whole be cleared by digging.

1784 J. Priestley Exper. relating to Phlogiston 7 It will be thought extraordinary that..the result should be so decisively clear in favour of it.

1816 A. Beatson Tracts Relative to Island St. Helena i. ii. 22 These results decisively prove the great advantage of manuring the lands.

1865 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 134/1 He surprised and routed the invading column of 6,000 men under Seymour so decisively, as to..put an end to the expedition altogether.

1912 J. B. Hobbs Recov. Ashes 120 England thus decisively winning the match and the rubber by an innings and 225 runs.

1945 Times 27 July 4/1 When the votes were counted..it was revealed that the Government formed by Mr Churchill on the break-up of the Coalition had been decisively beaten by a surging swing of opinion to the Left.

2005 Times 13 Sept. (Law section) 8 The House of Lords ruled decisively that detention without trial was incompatible with the UK's international obligations, in particular the European Convention.

b. Distinctly; markedly; = decidedly adv. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

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

undoubtedly1487

concludentlya1575

signanter1579

definitely1581

peremptorily1582

ratifiedly1593

categorically1603

peremptorly1606

lastly1612

perfixedly1613

concludingly1640

decidingly1646

categorematically1654

signantly1656

full-mouthedly1681

conclusively1749

decidedly1764

decisively1789

catecheticallya1834

so1994

1789 A. Young Jrnl. 11 Dec. in Trav. France (1792) i. 253 It is fine sun-shine weather, decisively warmer than ever felt in England at this season.

1812 W. Godwin Let. to Shelley 4 Mar. in W. B. Scoones Four Cent. Eng. Lett. (1880) 356 Your views and mine as to the improvement of mankind are decisively at issue.

1893 Brit. Weekly 8 June 105/5 Poe is decisively the first of American poets.

1946 Times 19 July 7/6 French music, though neither folk nor national in its physiognomy, has always been distinctly and decisively French.

1979 Washington Post 9 Sept. g1 Will the sound..be marginally superior to the hybrid digitals or will it be so decisively better?

2003 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 17 Aug. The report judges the decisively not-so-safe North Korea to be the country least likely to fall victim to terrorism.

2. With resolve, determination, or decision.

ΘΚΠ

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

strongeOE

fastOE

stably1297

strengthlya1400

unabasedlyc1425

unfaintlyc1425

four-squarec1430

strengthilyc1485

determinedlyc1540

resolutely1549

determinately1556

martyr-like1579

resolvedly1587

strongly1591

undauntedly1598

heart and soul1620

fairly and squarely1628

bently1645

decisively1653

supportinglya1664

setly1673

decidedly1770

martyrly1819

immitigably1824

staunchly1825

unshrinkingly1826

unflinchingly1833

hell-bent1863

square1867

fair and square1870

full-bloodedly1898

1653 J. Davies in tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd Transl. to Rdr. sig. b4 What is there in all this, which a man would not decisively attribute to a Grammarian or a Pedant?

1677 tr. P. Nicole Moral Ess. iv. i. lxii. 218 To speak..decisively, and with authority, we must have at once Truth and Credit.

1726 J. Breval Remarks Several Parts Europe I. 17 To pronounce boldly and decisively in Matters of this kind would be a pedantick Presumption.

1780 C. Wyvill Let. 17 Nov. in Polit. Papers (1794) III. xv. 199 So unusual a Meeting..should not sit long, and should act decisively; and yet should observe a proper degree of caution and prudence.

1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 19 Oct. 146 Major Cartwright..has expressed himself as decisively, and with as much warmth, against founding Governments on grounds of Expedience.

1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board II. xii. 95 It was now time..to act decisively.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. iii. 299 ‘I am,’ said her sister decisively.

1977 C. G. Wolff Feast of Words (1978) i. 47 When Mother acted, she acted decisively.

2014 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 12 June If there is a problem in the city's schools akin to that in Birmingham, then..Bradford Council needs to acknowledge it and deal with it decisively.

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

单词	decisively
释义	decisivelyadv. Brit. /dᵻˈsʌɪsᵻvli/, U.S. /dəˈsaɪsᵻvli/, /diˈsaɪsᵻvli/ Forms: see decisive adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: decisive adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < decisive adj. + -ly suffix². Compare post-classical Latin decisive (c1550).With senses 1b, 2 compare slightly later decisive adj. 1b, decisive adj. 2 respectively. 1. a. Conclusively; so as to settle, determine, or resolve a controversy, contest, etc., beyond question or doubt; so as to bring to a final decision. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adverb] > conclusively definitively1532 concludentlya1575 demonstrativelya1591 demonstrably1616 concludingly1640 decisively1643 deictically1659 conclusively1749 decidedly1779 critically1857 crucially1879 1643 S. Marshall Plea for Defensive Armes 14 The power of judging Causes and Crimes ultimately and decisively. 1691 A. Gavin Observ. Journy to Naples 187 The Popes..have decisively declared on this occasion, that the Woman is the Head of the Man, and who upon this account is bound to yield Obedience to her. 1757 W. Watson in Philos. Trans. 1756 (Royal Soc.) 49 491 I..cannot determine decisively about it, till the whole be cleared by digging. 1784 J. Priestley Exper. relating to Phlogiston 7 It will be thought extraordinary that..the result should be so decisively clear in favour of it. 1816 A. Beatson Tracts Relative to Island St. Helena i. ii. 22 These results decisively prove the great advantage of manuring the lands. 1865 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 134/1 He surprised and routed the invading column of 6,000 men under Seymour so decisively, as to..put an end to the expedition altogether. 1912 J. B. Hobbs Recov. Ashes 120 England thus decisively winning the match and the rubber by an innings and 225 runs. 1945 Times 27 July 4/1 When the votes were counted..it was revealed that the Government formed by Mr Churchill on the break-up of the Coalition had been decisively beaten by a surging swing of opinion to the Left. 2005 Times 13 Sept. (Law section) 8 The House of Lords ruled decisively that detention without trial was incompatible with the UK's international obligations, in particular the European Convention. b. Distinctly; markedly; = decidedly adv. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adverb] > conclusively, decisively undoubtedly1487 concludentlya1575 signanter1579 definitely1581 peremptorily1582 ratifiedly1593 categorically1603 peremptorly1606 lastly1612 perfixedly1613 concludingly1640 decidingly1646 categorematically1654 signantly1656 full-mouthedly1681 conclusively1749 decidedly1764 decisively1789 catecheticallya1834 so1994 1789 A. Young Jrnl. 11 Dec. in Trav. France (1792) i. 253 It is fine sun-shine weather, decisively warmer than ever felt in England at this season. 1812 W. Godwin Let. to Shelley 4 Mar. in W. B. Scoones Four Cent. Eng. Lett. (1880) 356 Your views and mine as to the improvement of mankind are decisively at issue. 1893 Brit. Weekly 8 June 105/5 Poe is decisively the first of American poets. 1946 Times 19 July 7/6 French music, though neither folk nor national in its physiognomy, has always been distinctly and decisively French. 1979 Washington Post 9 Sept. g1 Will the sound..be marginally superior to the hybrid digitals or will it be so decisively better? 2003 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 17 Aug. The report judges the decisively not-so-safe North Korea to be the country least likely to fall victim to terrorism. 2. With resolve, determination, or decision. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adverb] strongeOE fastOE stably1297 strengthlya1400 unabasedlyc1425 unfaintlyc1425 four-squarec1430 strengthilyc1485 determinedlyc1540 resolutely1549 determinately1556 martyr-like1579 resolvedly1587 strongly1591 undauntedly1598 heart and soul1620 fairly and squarely1628 bently1645 decisively1653 supportinglya1664 setly1673 decidedly1770 martyrly1819 immitigably1824 staunchly1825 unshrinkingly1826 unflinchingly1833 hell-bent1863 square1867 fair and square1870 full-bloodedly1898 1653 J. Davies in tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd Transl. to Rdr. sig. b4 What is there in all this, which a man would not decisively attribute to a Grammarian or a Pedant? 1677 tr. P. Nicole Moral Ess. iv. i. lxii. 218 To speak..decisively, and with authority, we must have at once Truth and Credit. 1726 J. Breval Remarks Several Parts Europe I. 17 To pronounce boldly and decisively in Matters of this kind would be a pedantick Presumption. 1780 C. Wyvill Let. 17 Nov. in Polit. Papers (1794) III. xv. 199 So unusual a Meeting..should not sit long, and should act decisively; and yet should observe a proper degree of caution and prudence. 1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 19 Oct. 146 Major Cartwright..has expressed himself as decisively, and with as much warmth, against founding Governments on grounds of Expedience. 1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board II. xii. 95 It was now time..to act decisively. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. iii. 299 ‘I am,’ said her sister decisively. 1977 C. G. Wolff Feast of Words (1978) i. 47 When Mother acted, she acted decisively. 2014 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 12 June If there is a problem in the city's schools akin to that in Birmingham, then..Bradford Council needs to acknowledge it and deal with it decisively. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1643
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