Both Uses of
conclusive
in
War and Peace
- And in proof of the conclusiveness of his opinion all the wrinkles vanished from his face.†
Chpt 2 *
- The voices of those who counseled delay and advised waiting for something else before advancing had been so completely silenced and their arguments confuted by such conclusive evidence of the advantages of attacking that what had been discussed at the council—the coming battle and the victory that would certainly result from it—no longer seemed to be in the future but in the past.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(conclusive) putting an end to doubt or question