All 3 Uses
decisive
in
In the Time of the Butterflies
(Edited)
- I nod decisively, at the last minute softening the gesture with a tilt of my head.
Chpt 2.6 *decisively = in a manner that ends any question about something
- One thing I was decisive about.
Chpt 2.7 *decisive = indicating a firm decision
- Patria closed her purse with a decisive snap. "Let's just go."
Chpt 3.12
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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)