Both Uses
definitive
in
The Cask of Amontillado
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- At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled—
*definitively = settled in a manner that is definite and final
- At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled—but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk.†
Definitions:
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(definitive) best possible, final, or definite (beyond question)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, definitive can describe something that defines or distinguishes a category, as in "The definitive characteristic of news is newness," or "Is there a single trait that is definitive of addictive personality disorder?"
Even more rarely, definitive can refer to a standard postage stamp. See a comprehensive dictionary for specializes senses in biology and grammar.