All 5 Uses of
decisive
in
1984 by Orwell
- To mark the paper was the decisive act.
p. 7..2decisive = determining an outcome; or ending question; or describing something as unmistakable
- It seemed to him that it was only now, when he had begun to be able to formulate his thoughts, that he had taken the decisive step.
p. 28..3
- To understand the nature of the present war — for in spite of the regrouping which occurs every few years, it is always the same war — one must realize in the first place that it is impossible for it to be decisive.
p. 186..8
- It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going well or badly.
p. 192..6 *decisive = final (settling the outcome)
- All three powers merely continue to produce atomic bombs and store them up against the decisive opportunity which they all believe will come sooner or later.
p. 195..1decisive = determining an outcome; or ending question; or describing something as unmistakable
Definition:
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(decisive as in: a decisive defeat) determining an outcome; or ending question