All 4 Uses of
decisive
in
The Great Gatsby
- "Never heard of them," he remarked decisively.
p. 10.3decisively = in a manner that ends any question about something
- The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air.
p. 15.7 *
- "It's a bitch," said Tom decisively.
p. 28.3
- "I know nothing whatever about mechanics," he said decisively.
p. 54.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(decisive as in: a decisive defeat) determining an outcome; or ending question
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(2)
(decisive as in: a decisive decision maker) making quick decisions and sticking by them; or describing an action as firm or without hesitation