All 4 Uses of
decisive
in
David Copperfield
- I replied, most decisively.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- 'And he's like David, too,' said my aunt, decisively.†
Chpt 19-21
- The simpering fellow with the weak legs, who had taken Agnes down, stated the question more decisively yet, I thought.†
Chpt 25-27
- I have frequently endeavoured to find decisive corroboration of those suspicions, but without effect.†
Chpt 37-39 *
Definitions:
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(decisive as in: a decisive defeat) determining an outcome; or ending question
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(decisive as in: a decisive decision maker) making quick decisions and sticking by them; or describing an action as firm or without hesitation