All 6 Uses of
decisive
in
The Chrysalids
- 'No,' I said decisively, we couldn't do that.'†
Chpt 10decisively = in a manner that settles a question once and for all
- She tried the knocker again, more decisively.†
Chpt 10
- 'Yes,' she said decisively.†
Chpt 15 *
- She was competent, decisive, self-reliant; perhaps she intimidated them, for before long they drifted their attentions elsewhere.†
Chpt 10 *
- They needed her defences: the crust of independence and indifference: the air of practical, decisive reliability; the unroused interest, the aloof manner.†
Chpt 14
- They are determined still that there is a final form to defend: soon they will attain the stability they strive for, in the only form it is granted — a place among the fossils....Her patterns became less harsh and decisive.†
Chpt 16
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